In essence, our knowledge about the artist today is no different from that which was say, a Torah-Byurzhera, Vermeer opened to the public in the last quarter of the 19 century. On the day segodnyaschny know about 30 works by the artist, while specialists with strict atributatsionnymi krtieriyami further restrict their number.
Creative and personal biography Vermeer remains to this day (and one might think, will always remain) a mystery. In particular, it is unknown where and with whom he studied Vermeer, whether he was in Italy, who of artists influenced him, did not survive a single figure of Vermeer. Being the master guild of St. Luke at Delft, he was obliged to have students, but do not know a single student Vermeer. Nor is there a chronology of creation, although based on stylistic analysis of works by A. Willock was trying to restore it.
As for the success of forgery shrew, we can say this.
From the early works of the artist known for "Diana and the Nymphs" (signed), "Christ in the House of Martha and Mary" (signed), "Summary" (signed), and attributed A. Willock copy with Felice Fikerelli "Holy Praksedis" (the latter is not All experts agree unconditionally) and preserved in name only "Wives, Women at the Sepulchre."
Thus, today there are only three absolutely reliable work of the early period, with the plot and technically they differ among themselves.
For example, the manner of "Christ in the house of Martha and Mary" is very different from the manner of "composite", which, of course, very difficult stylistic analysis.
The emergence of "Christ at Emmaus" virago perfectly formed the general background art history theories of his time. Karavadzhistskaya composition and chiaroscuro techniques gave rise to talk of a possible visit to Italy, or at least, of Utrecht, in addition, and this is important, they gave reason to believe Vermeer Catholic (as in the Netherlands there is some competition between Catholics and prtestantami). The inclusion of "Christ at Emmaus" in the body of works of Vermeer, thus allowing complete a sufficient number of gaps in the biography of the artist, well, and modest artistic quality of the attribution of student's period.
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