240 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780786540167
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Plume Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
With precisely 35 canvases to his credit, the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer represents one of the great enigmas of 17th-century art. The meager facts of his biography have been gleaned from a handful of legal documents. Yet Vermeer's extraordinar...
Community Reviews Summary of 14,917 reviews
Moods
reflective 48%
tense 29%
mysterious 25%
sad 23%
informative 15%
relaxing 13%
inspiring 11%
dark 8%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 7%
challenging 5%
adventurous 4%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 32% | No: 26% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Child death, Sexual assaultModerate
Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, MisogynyMinor
Sexual content, Child abuse, Physical abuse
240 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780786540167
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Plume Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
With precisely 35 canvases to his credit, the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer represents one of the great enigmas of 17th-century art. The meager facts of his biography have been gleaned from a handful of legal documents. Yet Vermeer's extraordinar...
Community Reviews Summary of 14,917 reviews
Moods
reflective 48%
tense 29%
mysterious 25%
sad 23%
informative 15%
relaxing 13%
inspiring 11%
dark 8%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 7%
challenging 5%
adventurous 4%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 32% | No: 26% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Child death, Sexual assaultModerate
Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, MisogynyMinor
Sexual content, Child abuse, Physical abuse