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As a result the two great unresolved questions about Vermeer – why did he paint his pictures, and what do they mean? – are persuasively answered here for the first time.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52083200164113,"sku":"NGR9781846147104","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52619417616657,"sku":"NLS9781846147104","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52628666351889,"sku":"GOR014569224","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52848723099921,"sku":"GOR014639420","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53062246301969,"sku":"GOR014721809","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781846147104.jpg?v=1769680881"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-andrew-graham-dixon.oembed?page=3","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}