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Vermeer: The Master of Light and Composition--His Life in Paintings

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Traces the life of the artist, analyzes his works, and explains the historical and social context of his painting.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

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Stefano Zuffi

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Stefano Zuffi (Milano, 24 maggio 1961) è uno storico dell'arte italiano.

Laureato alla Statale di Milano, è autore di numerosi volumi di divulgazione culturale, legati alla storia dell'arte soprattutto rinascimentale e barocca. Consulente editoriale per la casa editrice Electa, è stato responsabile di alcune collane di successo al grande pubblico, come gli Artbook e, dal 2002, I dizionari dell'arte.

Tra le sue pubblicazioni, una monografia su Dürer, Il Grande Atlante della Pittura (Electa) e il saggio Rinascimento (Mondadori): tradotte in più lingue, hanno raggiunto una tiratura di oltre un milione e mezzo di copie vendute in tutto il mondo.

Ha partecipato alla trasmissione Riguardiamoli condotta da Salvatore Maria Fares su RETEDUE della Radio Svizzera Italiana, curando una rubrica dedicata all' arte e alle mostre.

Ricopre l'incarico di responsabile culturale dell'Associazione Amici di Brera ed è presidente dell'Associazione Amici del Poldi Pezzoli.

È inoltre curatore della Pinacoteca Podesti di Ancona.

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August 4, 2023
Very informative of Vermeer's works and life while how it corresponds to the Golden Age of Dutch art of the time. Wonderful anecdotes made in comparing with other contemporary artists and showing other notable Dutch works of the time period.
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June 5, 2022
A very good book that provides good analysis and historical context for Vermeer.
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November 7, 2013
Short biography of the artist, which I found most valuable for its placing of him within the context of his era and society. As euch, the book contains more reproductions of the work of other artists than of Vermeer's own. Because I admire his very personal and detailed approach to portraiture with his focus on allegorical use of objects in the surrounds of his subjects, I have found this to be an excellent introduction to Vermeer and the seventeenth century Dutch tradition of painting.
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171 reviews2 followers
January 4, 2013
I loved the style and structure of this book. I look forward to finding more books in this series to devour.
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February 1, 2013
A magnificent resource on Jan Vermeer. His paintings are in depicted and explained in glossy color. Love DK books!
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July 29, 2015
Un simple repaso de la pintura holandesa y Vermeer. Como for dummies...
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