{"product_id":"vermeers-mistress-and-maid-hardcover","title":"Vermeer's Mistress and Maid - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Ivory\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Iacono\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe subject of writing and receiving letters, which recurs frequently in the work of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), is given dramatic tension in this masterful painting of two women in a mysterious moment of crisis. The artist seldom, if ever, surpassed the subtly varied effects of light seen here as it gleams from the pearl jewellery, sparkles from the glass and silver objects on the table, and falls softly over the figures in their shadowy setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach book in the Frick Diptych series illuminates a single work in the Frick's rich collection with an essay by a Frick curator paired with a contribution from a contemporary artist or writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Ivory is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Films produced by his company \u003ci\u003eMerchant Ivory Productions\u003c\/i\u003e (producer Ismail Merchant and script writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvalar) won six Academy Awards. For his work on \u003ci\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), which he wrote and produced, Ivory won awards for Best Adapted Screenplay from the Academy Awards, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Writers Guild of America, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the Scripter Awards, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.5 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770001228064,"sku":"9781911282372","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f4262dc5795d58e14fb61d61723445d.webp?v=1780362247","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/vermeers-mistress-and-maid-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}