Travels in Vermeer: A Memoir - Tapa blanda

Through his obsession with Vermeer, White has crafted a powerful and affecting memoir that reminds us how art can be salvation.

A wise and clever book.

An artistic treasure hunt....Following Vermeer grants White another kind of distance, allowing him to vanish into Vermeer's dream, then return refreshed to his own.

White's descriptions are sensuous, precise and evocative. . . . luminous readings of the paintings. An enchanting book about the transformative power of art.

A lyrical and intimate account of how a poet, in the midst of a bad divorce, finds consolation and grace through viewing the paintings of Vermeer, in six world cities. In the midst of a divorce (in which the custody of his young daughter is at stake) and over the course of a year, the poet Michael White, travels to Amsterdam, The Hague, Delft, London, Washington, and New York to view the paintings of Johannes Vermeer, an artist obsessed with romance and the inner life. He is astounded by how consoling it is to look closely at Vermeer’s women, at the artist’s relationship to his subjects, and at how composition reflects back to the viewer such deep feeling. Includes the author’s very personal study of Vermeer. Through these travels and his encounters with Vermeer’s radiant vision, White finds grace and personal transformation."White brings [sensitivity] to his luminous readings of the paintings. An enchanting book about the transformative power of art." - (Kirkus Reviews) "... Figures it took a poet to get it this beautifully, thrillingly right.” - (Peter Trachtenberg)