Vermeers Wager by Ivan Gaskell

Vermeers Wager by Ivan Gaskell

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Summary

Vermeer’s Wager stands at the intersection of art history and criticism, philosophy and museology. Using a familiar and celebrated painting by Johannes Vermeer as a case study, Ivan Gaskell explores what it might mean to know and use a work of art.

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Vermeers Wager by Ivan Gaskell

Vermeers Wager stands at the intersection of art history and criticism, philosophy and museology. Using a familiar and celebrated painting by Johannes Vermeer as a case study, Ivan Gaskell explores what it might mean to know and use a work of art.
Ivan Gaskell is Margaret S. Winthrop Curator at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. He is the co-editor of Vermeer Studies, and his most recent book is Politics and Aesthetics in the Arts (1999).
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ISBN 13 9781861890726
ISBN 10 1861890729
Title Vermeers Wager
Author Ivan Gaskell
Series Essays In Art And Culture
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Reaktion Books
Year published 2000-09-01
Number of pages 280
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.