'Vermeer: The Rijksmuseum Major Exhibition Catalogue'

Published to accompany the monumental exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, this striking study of Johannes Vermeer’s life and work presents his enigmatic art and private world through thirty-seven paintings. Considering questions such as 'Who is being portrayed?' and 'Are his subjects real or imagined?', the book seeks deeper understanding while keeping alive a sense of wonder. This extraordinary volume is the first major authoritative study of Vermeer's life and work for decades. Visually realized by Dutch graphic designer Irma Boom, known as "Queen of Books," 'Vermeer: The Rijksmuseum Major Exhibition Catalogue', published by Thames & Hudson, is printed on an uncoated paper specially commissioned to ensure veracity of color and a sense of closeness with each painting. Complete with illustrations, commentaries, and the latest research by distinguished Vermeer scholars, this definitive volume — authored by Gregor J. M. Weber, Pieter Roelofs and Taco Dibbits — on the most admired of all seventeenth-century Dutch masters is a luminous addition to any art history book collection.