Now anyone can paint like Vermeer! All you need are: 17th C art materials (or 21st equivalent), a good apprentice artist training, unlimited patience (in painter and models), a Dutch interior with natural light, a large camera obscura, together with this absorbing book explaining how Vermeer did it. The author's life-long fascination with the mystery of Vermeer's astounding accuracy makes compelling reading. Oh, I nearly forgot, the only other crucial ingredient: a touch of genius.
(James Baker - bwl 10 August 2001 ) |
