The structure of economic systems

Montias, John Michael

Yale University Press

<p>This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended family to which he belonged and of the town life of the period. It explores a series of distinct worlds: Delft's Small-Cattle Market, where Vermeer's paternal family settled early in the century; the milieu of shady businessmen in Amsterdam that recruited Vermeer's grandfather to counterfeit coins; the artists, military contractors, and Protestant burghers who frequented the inn of Vermeer's father in Delft's Great Market Square; and the quiet, distinguished "Papists Corner" in which Vermeer, after marrying into a high-born Catholic family, retired to practice his art, while retaining ties with wealthy Protestant patrons. The relationship of Vermeer to his principal patron is one of many original discoveries in the book.</p>

Vermeer and His Milieu

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Princeton University Press

The Description for this book, Artists and Artisans in Delft: A Socio-Economic Study of the Seventeenth Century, will be forthcoming.

Artists and Artisans in Delft: A Socio-Economic Study of the Seventeenth Century

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This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended family to which he belonged and of the town life of the period. It explores a series of distinct worlds: Delft's Small-Cattle Market, where Vermeer's paternal family settled early in the century; the milieu of shady businessmen in Amsterdam that recruited Vermeer's grandfather to counterfeit coins; the artists, military contractors, and Protestant burghers who frequented the inn of Vermeer's father in Delft's Great Market Square; and the quiet, distinguished "Papists Corner" in which Vermeer, after marrying into a high-born Catholic family, retired to practice his art, while retaining ties with wealthy Protestant patrons. The relationship of Vermeer to his principal patron is one of many original discoveries in the book.

Vermeer and His Milieu: A Web of Social History

Biographies & Memoirs

<p>The description for this book, Artists and Artisans in Delft: A Socio-Economic Study of the Seventeenth Century, will be forthcoming.</p>

Vermeer. Obra completa (Spanish Edition)

Blankert, Albert

Aillaud, Gilles

Ediciones Polígrafa

In this study of Amsterdam's Golden Age cultural elite, John Michael Montias analyzes records of auctions from the Orphan Chamber of Amsterdam through the first half of the seventeenth century, revealing a wealth of information on some 2,000 art buyers' regional origins, social and religious affiliations, wealth, and aesthetic preferences. Chapters focus not only on the art dealers who bought at these auctions, but also on buyers who had special connections with individual artists.

Art at Auction in 17th-Century Amsterdam

Amsterdam University Press

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The structure of economic systems

Vermeer and His Milieu

Artists and Artisans in Delft: A Socio-Economic Study of the Seventeenth Century

Vermeer and His Milieu: A Web of Social History

Artists and Artisans in Delft: A Socio-Economic Study of the Seventeenth Century

Vermeer. Obra completa (Spanish Edition)

Art at Auction in 17th-Century Amsterdam