Vermeer Active outdoor pursuits ” Kirkus “Exquisite writing and

” Kirkus “Exquisite writing and keen insights into class tensions and creative dilemmas

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Vermeer Active outdoor pursuits ” Kirkus “Exquisite writing andThe paintings of Johannes Vermeer of Delft are some of the most beautiful in the history of art. Yet like the life of Vermeer himself, they are mysterious and have for centuries defied explanation. Following new leads, and drawing on historical evidence, Andrew Graham Dixon paints a dramatically new picture of Vermeer, revealing many of the painter's hitherto unknown friendships, as well as his previously undetected allegiance to a radical movement