Author: Vermeer, JohannesMaps, an intricate fusion of art and science, held an important and multifaceted place in the Netherlands in the 17th century and were of particular interest to Vermeer. With stunning reproductions and incisive text, this book is the most comprehensive study of the artist's depiction of wall maps to date. Drawing on rare surviving examples of the maps and other primary sources, author Rozemarijn Landsman examines this intriguing aspect of Vermeer’s work.Marcel Proust declared View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer 'the most beautiful painting in the world'. Viewers have been captivated by Vermeer's extraordinary art since the 19th-century rediscovery of the Dutch painter. Of the 34 paintings attributed to the artist, wall maps and other cartographic objects are depicted in nine of them, including the renowned 'Officer and Laughing Girl' and his masterpiece, 'The Art of Painting'. ISBN 9781636810249. DelMonico Books/Frick Collection. hb. 128 pages. 68 colour, 30 b/w ills. 25 x 18 cm.available
