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 family to which he belonged and of
the town life of the period. It explores a series of distinct
worlds: Delft's Small-Cattle Market, where Vermeer's paternal
family settled early in the century; the milieu of shady
businessmen in Amsterdam that recruited Vermeer's grandfather to
counterfeit coins; the artists, military contractors, and
Protestant burghers who frequented the inn of Vermeer's father in
Delft's Great Market Square; and the quiet, distinguished "Papists
Corner" in which Vermeer, after marrying into a high-born Catholic
family, retired to practice his art, while retaining ties with
wealthy Protestant patrons. The relationship of Vermeer to his
principal patron is one of many original discoveries in the
book.
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