Vermeer: a life lost and found | Andrew Graham-Dixon Lecture

Friday 31st October | 6pm

Vermeer: a life lost and found

A lecture with Andrew Graham-Dixon

Andrew Graham-Dixon, author of the definitive biography of Caravaggio, has been working on a new and groundbreaking study of another great seventeenth-century painter, Johannes Vermeer, which will be published this autumn. In this engaging talk he offers a sneak preview of some of his most important new discoveries and reinterpretations of some of the world’s most beloved paintings, including the Girl with a Pearl Earring, A View of Delft, The Milkmaid and The Artist in His Studio.

Drawing on a wealth of material discovered in the archives of Delft and other Dutch towns, from Gouda to Amsterdam, Andrew reveals intriguing and little-known aspects of Vermeer's life, and proposes an entirely new way of seeing his paintings.

A LIVE Lit & Phil Event | £25

(If you would prefer to book directly over the phone, please call the Library Desk team on 0191 232 0192 and they will be happy to help)

Image credit: Aliona Adrianova