"...a brainy novel whose passion is ideas.These range among the dynamics and moralities of art and the artist, their claims upon life, life's claims upon them and the struggle of women to find their own values and place in a male hierarchy, specifically in a 17th-century painter's world."
Richard Eder, New York Times, January 2000
Have you ever read "Girl with a Pearl earring", written by Tracy Chevalier?
I did, about ten years ago. And I loved it. Not only because of the beautiful plot, narrated by the author with gentle, though compelling touch, but mainly because of the wonderful portrayal of painter's life in the XVII century.
And specifically, VERMEER's one.
A major retrospective of his paintings will open its doors on Thursday, September 27 at Le Scuderie del Quirinale, in the homonymous roman square.
In addition to selected Vermeer's masterpieces (Street of Delft last exposure in Italy goes back to 1953), the exhibition will also host work by Carel Fabritius, Vermeer's master, by Pieter de Hooch and by Emmanuel de Witte, alongside works by artists less well-known today.
You can bet, I'll be there.
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