Timothy Brook
Vermeer's Hat: the Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World
- ISBN 13:
- 9781846681202
- author:
- Timothy Brook
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Profile Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 288
- Genre:
- History Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Vermeer's Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World by Timothy Brook. The intricate details in Vermeer's paintings invite us to ponder their stories. What lies behind the beauty and mystery of these exquisitely rendered moments? In Vermeer's Hat, Timothy Brook reveals that these intimate images open doors onto a rapidly expanding world. Beaver fur hats, Turkish carpets, and Chinese porcelain were not just decorative items in Dutch paintings. They were also symbols of a complex web of trade that connected Europe to the Americas and Asia. Brook explores how this trade network was refashioning the world, and how it shaped the era depicted in Vermeer's works. This book offers a rich new understanding of both Vermeer's paintings and the seventeenth century they portray, revealing a world of intricate connections and exchanges that continue to influence our own globalised world.
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