荷兰黄金时代绘画大师,与哈尔斯、伦勃朗合称为荷兰三大画家。维米尔是荷兰最伟大的画家之一，但却被人遗忘了长达两个世纪之久。维米尔的作品大多是风俗题材的绘画，基本上取材于市民平常的生活。他的画整个画面温馨、舒适、宁静，给人以庄重的感受，充分表现出了荷兰市民那种对洁净环境和优雅舒适的气氛的喜好。他在艺术风格上也别具特色，他的绘画形体结实、结构精致，色彩明朗和谐，尤善于表现室内光线和空间感。维米尔的绘画给人一种真实性，除了日常生活中的真实之外还使人感到一种信仰上的真实感。在海牙的莫瑞泰斯皇家美术馆，成千上万的人蜂拥而至，只为了一睹被誉为荷兰的《蒙娜丽莎》的《戴珍珠耳环的少女》。

此版本将我们完整的维米尔作品目录编入了小巧的Bibliotheca Universalis格式，用一本具有极高复制品质的专著展现了欧洲和美国各个画廊非常珍视的平静而引人注目的场景。追溯维米尔职业生涯的清晰细节和文章彰显了他**的能力——不仅能够见证荷兰黄金时代的趋势和点缀，而且能够仅仅用一个转瞬即逝的姿态、表情和外观概括整个故事。

Despite numbering at just 35, his works have prompted a New York Times best seller; a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth; record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington, DC; and special crowd-control measures at the Mauritshuis, The Hague, where thousands flock to catch a glimpse of the enigmatic and enchanting Girl with a Pearl Earring, also known as the "Dutch Mona Lisa".In his lifetime, however, the fame of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) barely extended beyond his native Delft and a small circle of patrons. After his death, his name was largely forgotten, except by a few Dutch art collectors and dealers. Outside of Holland, his works were even misattributed to other artists. It was not until the mid-19th century that Vermeer came to the attention of the international art world, which suddenly looked upon his narrative minutiae, meticulous textural detail, and majestic planes of light, spotted a genius, and never looked back.This edition brings our complete catalog of Vermeer's work to the compact Bibliotheca Universalis format, presenting the calm yet compelling scenes so treasured in galleries across Europe and the United States into one monograph of utmost reproduction quality. Crisp details and essays tracing Vermeer's career illuminate his remarkable ability not only to bear witness to the trends and trimmings of the Dutch Golden Age but also to encapsulate an entire story in just one transient gesture, expression, or look.