Andrew Graham-Dixon on Vermeer, a Forgotten Sect, and Underrated Artists

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Jul 22, 202656:46Society & Culture

Andrew Graham-Dixon's new book, Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found , rests on the conviction that you cannot understand what's in a painting without knowing what its maker was thinking about. In Vermeer's case, that context...

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