, National Gallery of Art / Mauritshuis 1995, 1995 Softcover, 229 pages, ENG, 310 x 245 mm, book is in good shape, with illustrations / images in colour and b/w. ISBN 9780894682193.
Johannes Vermeer (baptized in Delft, October 31, 1632 ? buried there, December 15, 1675) was a Dutch painter in the Golden Age. Vermeer had a preference for timeless, subdued moments. It remains enigmatic because of the inimitable color scheme and the astonishing light content. Vermeer's paintings, mostly genre scenes and a few history paintings, allegories and cityscapes, are distinguished by a subtle use of color and an ideal composition. He sometimes used expensive pigments and had a great preference for ultramarine and lead tin yellow