Who was Jacobus Vrel? – Looking for Clues of an Enigmatic Painter
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Jacobus Vrel
Looking for Clues of an Enigmatic Painter
His pictures look curious, his figures introverted and his street scenes strangely stage-like. Jacobus Vrel records everyday life in Holland during the 17th century, and creates quirky worlds at the same time. This volume presents the fascinating complete œuvre of a painter whose works were thought during the 19th century to have been painted by Vermeer.
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Jacobus Vrel is like a phantom. No written sources describing him or his work have ever been discovered. His existence is documented only by some 50 surviving works which can hardly be compared with those of his contemporaries. His works, in their austerity and sometimes oppressive silence, seem unexpectedly modern, and have been compared to the paintings of Vilhelm Hammershøi. With detective-like investigative flair, and on the basis of extensive technical examinations of the paintings, this monograph explores the mysterious pictures of this rediscovered painter.
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The volume’s three editors present a monograph-cum-catalogue raisonné that examines Vrel’s oeuvre from different angles and contributes significantly to our understanding of this elusive painter.
Art History News
Elegantly designed with an excellent catalogue raisonné.
The Burlington Magazine
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Contributions by B. Bakker, P. Bakker, Q. Buvelot, B. Ebert, P. Klein, K. Leonhard, H. Stege, C. Tainturier, D. J. de Vries, J. Wagner
With a critical catalogue raisonné256 pages, 244 colour illustrations
21.5 × 26.5 cm, hardcover
HIRMER PREMIUM
Linen with picture label, high-quality coated paper
ISBN: 978-3-7774-3587-9
Events
Paris
| Fondation Custodia / Collection Frits Lugt
Den Haag
| Mauritshuis
Keywords
Painting, 17th century
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