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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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In Susan Vreeland's gentle and beautiful new book, the ownership of a supposed Vermeer painting is traced back to the moment of its inspiration; and as the painting moves through each owner's hands, what was long hidden or forgotten or repressed quietly surfaces. Like Vermeer's paintings, this novel illuminates the poignantly dear moments in people's lives. Tied together by a collective admiration, even love, for the painting, Vreeland's characters...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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An Artist's Life: Historical Fiction about Art
Art & Artist Fiction
Historical Fiction Featuring Young Women & Girls
Art & Artist Fiction
Historical Fiction Featuring Young Women & Girls
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Through the eyes of sixteen-year-old Griet, the world of 1660s Holland comes dazzlingly alive in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.
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Series
Chasing Vermeer volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
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Publisher
Persea Books, A Karen & Michael Braziller Book
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In the midst of a divorce (in which the custody of his young daughter is at stake) and over the course of a year, the poet Michael White, travels to Amsterdam, The Hague, Delft, London, Washington, and New York to view the paintings of Johannes Vermeer, an artist obsessed with romance and the inner life. Includes the authors very personal study of Vermeer. Through these travels and his encounters with Vermeers radiant vision, White finds grace and...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Jonathan Lopez has drawn on never-before-seen documents from dozens of archives to write a revelatory new biography of the world's most famous forger. Neither unappreciated artist nor antifascist hero, Van Meegeren emerges as an ingenious, dyed-in-the-wool crook who plied the forger's trade far longer than he ever admitted--a talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush. Lopez also explores a network of illicit commerce that operated across Europe....
Author
Publisher
Prestel Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"This delightful tale about two young friends in 17th-century Holland is inspired by Vermeer's two masterpieces, The Milkmaid and The Lacemaker. Although one is the daughter of a wealthy Dutch family and the other a household servant, Anna and Johanna become friends. Born on the same day, they celebrate their joint birthdays by making gifts for each other. But then a letter arrives that changes their lives forever. Told against the backdrop of the...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Taking readers to 17th-century Holland, where artists and scientists gathered, an extraordinary story reveals how two geniuses --a self-taught natural philosopher and an artist -- transformed the way we see the world by coming to the realization that there is more than meets the eye.
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. He is commissioned to paint Griet, and the result is one of the greatest paintings ever created.
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Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the world. The aim of these lectures is to both prepare new...
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their qualities of uniqueness, impact, and emotional and intellectual...
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