“The quality of the reproductions is unparalleled. The colors, Vermeer’s fantastic blue above all, shine forth in their pristine radiance. Spectacular.”
“No one was ever so close to Vermeer’s pictures as in this book, and certainly no one will ever get so close at an exhibition.”
Master of the Dutch golden Age
The infallible eye of Johannes Vermeer
After completing his studies of art history and archaeology at the University of Vienna, Karl Schütz joined the staff of the Gemäldegalerie of the city’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, serving from 1972 as a curator and from 1990 to 2011 as its director. His particular scholarly interests include Netherlandish and Flemish painting, early-16th-century German painting, courtly portraiture, and the history of the Gemäldegalerie collection.
ISBN 978-3-8365-7860-8
Edition: GermanISBN 978-3-8365-7861-5
Edition: SpanishISBN 978-3-8365-7862-2
Edition: FrenchISBN 978-3-8365-7863-9
Edition: English