Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry

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A landmark exploration of the engaging network of relationships among genre painters of the Dutch Golden Age 

The genre painting of the Dutch Golden Age between 1650 and 1675 ranks a number of the highest pinnacles of Western European art.  The virtuosity of these works, as this book demonstrates, used to be achieved in part thanks to a vibrant artistic rivalry among a large number of first-rate genre painters working in different cities across the Dutch Republic.  They drew inspiration from each and every other’s painting, and then tried to surpass each and every other in technical prowess and aesthetic appeal. 
 
The Delft master Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) is now essentially the most renowned of these painters of on a regular basis life.  Though he’s continuously portrayed as an enigmatic figure who worked in large part in isolation, the essays here reveal that Vermeer’s subjects, compositions, and figure types if truth be told owe much to works by artists from other Dutch cities.  Enlivened with 180 superb illustrations, Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting highlights the relationships – comparative and competitive – among Vermeer and his contemporaries, including Gerrit Dou, Gerard ter Borch, Jan Steen, Pieter de Hooch, Gabriel Metsu, and Frans van Mieris.

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