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July 16, 2001
Walter Liedtke, Michiel C. Plomp, and Axel Ruger Vermeer and the Delft School Exh. cat. Yale University Press in association with Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. 640 pp.; 225 color ills.; 526 b/w ills. $75.00 (0870999737)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 8-May 27, 2001; The National Gallery, London, June 20-September 16, 2001

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CrossRef DOI: 10.3202/caa.reviews.2001.37

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By invoking the name of this well-known Dutch cultural idol in the title of their magnificent exhibition and catalogue, the organizers of Vermeer and the Delft School assured historically packed houses for both of the museums that hosted this show. As visitors realized upon entering, however, the show did not focus narrowly upon the genius Vermeer, who produced only about sixteen of the 159 works on display. Rather, its scope was broadly historical, examining the...