Set against the dramatic backdrop of the "golden age" of Dutch culture, the story of one of the world's most beloved -- and most elusive -- painters. In the sev

During the first seventy years of the seventeenth century the Dutch town of Delft emerged as one of the most important artistic centers in the Netherlands. Alth

The Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window by Johannes Vermeer is one of the most famous works of seventeenth-century Dutch art. Preserved at the Gemaldegaleri

Presents a portrait of Vermeer's life and character.

This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended fami