中文简介：

约翰内斯·维米尔（Johannes Vermeer，1632-1675）的作品虽然仅有 35

件已知作品，但被誉为艺术史上重要、鼓舞人心的作品之一。他的画作曾登上《纽约时报》畅蛸书、一部由斯嘉丽·约翰逊主演的电影，并创下了从阿姆斯特丹到华盛顿的艺术机构的参观人数记录。维米尔的画作主要关注日常家庭活动，从写信到演奏音乐，再到厨房里的准备工作。这些场景以其细致入微的细节、雄伟的光线以及维米尔引出叙事阴谋的非凡能力令人惊叹。在诸如《站在维金纳琴旁的女士》、《一位女士与她的女仆写信》以及着茗的《戴珍珠耳环的神秘、睁大眼睛和迷人的女孩》等受人喜爱的画作中，维米尔不仅唤起了物质和纹理的效果，这部重要的介绍以维米尔所有已知的作品和简洁易懂的文本为特色，探讨了维米尔在艺术史上的令页先地位，以及他将油画转化为生动、会呼吸的人类场景的犭虫特能力。生活。

英文简介：

Though numbering just 35 known works, the œuvre of Johannes Vermeer

(1632–1675) is hailed as one of the most important and inspiring portfolios in

art history. His paintings have prompted a New York Times best seller, a film

starring Scarlett Johansson, and record visitor numbers at art institutions

from Amsterdam to Washington.Vermeer’s subjects focus on daily domestic

activities, from letter writing to music playing to preparations in the

kitchen. The scenes astound with their meticulous detail, majestic planes of

light, and with Vermeer’s extraordinary ability to draw out narrative

intrigues. In such beloved paintings as Lady Standing at a Virginal, A Lady

Writing a Letter with Her Maid and, most famously, the enigmatic, wide-eyed,

and enchanting Girl with a Pearl Earring, Vermeer evokes not only the effects

of substance and texture, but also the many stories and secrets that reside

beneath the surface.Featuring all Vermeer’s known works and succinct,

accessible texts, this essential introduction explores Vermeer’s leading place

in art history and his unique ability to transform oil paint into a living,

breathing scene of human life.