{"title":"Ruth Bernard Yeazell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuth Bernard Yeazell\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersections of art, literature, and cultural history with keen insight and eloquence. Her works, including \u003cem\u003eVermeer’s Afterlives\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the enduring influence of artistic masterpieces and their place in modern imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a thoughtful blend of critical analysis and narrative richness that illuminates the lasting power of visual culture. Yeazell's writing invites reflection on how art continues to resonate across time and society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vermeers-afterlives-by-ruth-bernard-yeazell-9780691277820","title":"Vermeer’s Afterlives","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow a once-forgotten Dutch painter inspired generations of artists, writers, and filmmakers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is one of the most beloved painters in the world. But when an enterprising French journalist and art critic set out to recover his work in the mid-nineteenth century, both his name and achievement were virtually forgotten. \u003cem\u003eVermeer’s Afterlives\u003c\/em\u003e tells the remarkable story of how one of the great masters of the Dutch Golden Age was lost to obscurity until the rise of art history as a new discipline introduced his work to modern audiences and asks why his art compels so many other artists to respond with works of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRuth Bernard Yeazell traces the cultural ascendency of this extraordinary painter, whose enigmatic subjects and quiet, introspective interiors, transfigured by light and colour, continue to captivate viewers far removed from his native Delft. We meet the critics who first welcomed Vermeer into the canon along with the painters who sought to imitate him, the forgers who tried to pass off their work as his own, and the contemporary artists who openly repurpose it. The enquiry concludes by looking at Vermeer’s paintings through the eyes of the poets and novelists who have attempted to translate his silence into words and give voice to the stories he left untold. Along the way, Yeazell interrogates the changing assumptions that govern art history, while demonstrating how paintings live on not only in later paintings but in poetry, fiction, photography, and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarking the 350th anniversary of Vermeer’s death, this beautifully illustrated book explores the variety of ways in which Vermeer’s art has been interpreted through the centuries and shows how his paintings take on afterlives of their own in the imaginations of those who view them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautifully illustrated... \u003cem\u003eVermeer’s Afterlives\u003c\/em\u003e is an authoritative, insightful work of art history.\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Ruth Bernard Yeazell] marshals rigorous analysis to show how the artists, filmmakers, writers, and critics who carried forward Vermeer’s “afterlives” have expanded, innovated, and sometimes transformed the meaning of his work. Serious admirers of the painter will want this on their bookshelves.\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautifully illustrated... \u003cem\u003eVermeer’s Afterlives\u003c\/em\u003e’s clarity, fluidity, and accessibility are impressive. Particularly noteworthy is Yeazell’s considerable skill in interweaving Vermeer’s oeuvre with paintings by other artists, films, poetry, fiction, photography, and scientific work.\u003c\/strong\u003e – Amy Ione, \u003cem\u003eLeonardo Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVermeer’s Afterlives\u003c\/em\u003e deepens our understanding of this singular figure, whose scant oeuvre of some three dozen pictures has bequeathed a continually radiating light.\u003c\/strong\u003e – Kelly Presutti, \u003cem\u003eArt in America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712446759148,"sku":"9780691277820","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691277820-vermeer-s-afterlives-1.jpg?v=1791856326"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/ruth-bernard-yeazell.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}