Wheelock: an art expert’s thoughts on Vermeer’s work
In comparison to his contemporaries Vermeer painted relatively few canvases. According to Wheelock, Vermeer’s working method is quiet slow with great attention to detail and this combined with an early death accounts for the limited set of canvases. On the other hand Wheelock observes that the scarcity of paintings may contribute to why we value them so much
Describing the paintings Wheelock tells us that the paintings express an admiration for women, they speak softly, they possess a restrained sensuality, which is all the more troubling as it sets up an obstacle between the seeker and the object, they arouse desire and create frustration. This is at a time when a new freewheeling economy
In comparison to his contemporaries Vermeer painted relatively few canvases. According to Wheelock, Vermeer’s working method is quiet slow with great attention to detail and this combined with an early death accounts for the limited set of canvases. On the other hand Wheelock observes that the scarcity of paintings may contribute to why we value them so much
Describing the paintings Wheelock tells us that the paintings express an admiration for women, they speak softly, they possess a restrained sensuality, which is all the more troubling as it sets up an obstacle between the seeker and the object, they arouse desire and create frustration. This is at a time when a new freewheeling economy