Author:
Arasse, Daniel.
Imprint:Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.
Descriptionxiii, 136 p., [61] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Note:Ch. 1. "The Mysterious Vermeer" -- Ch. 2. The Professional Context. Vermeer's Reputation. Vermeer and Money. Vermeer and Painting -- Ch. 3. The-Picture-within-the-Picture. False Citations. The Suspension of Meaning. The Mirror of Art -- Ch. 4. The Art of Painting. A Personal Allegory. The Painter's Double Horizon. "Nova Descriptio" A Painter's Position -- Ch. 5. The Place Within. Surface Space. The Figure and Its Locus. Precision and Blur -- Ch. 6. Vermeer's Religion -- Appendix 1: "The Mysterious Vermeer" / Jean Louis Vaudoyer -- Appendix 2: About the Girl in a Red Hat.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-132) and index.
