ARGONAUT BOOKS

The paintings of Johannes Vermeer of Delft are some of the most beautiful in the history of art. Yet like the life of Vermeer himself, they are mysterious and have for centuries defied explanation. Following new leads, and drawing on historical evidence, Andrew Graham-Dixon paints a dramatically new picture of Vermeer, revealing many of the painter's hitherto unknown friendships, as well as his previously undetected allegiance to a radical movement driven underground by persecution. He also vividly evokes the world of the Dutch Republic as it was in its so-called Golden Age. This was a watery ...Read More