Vanaf de late zeventiende eeuw kwamen steeds meer schilderijen van ‘oude meesters’ op de markt. Veel schilderijen werden verkocht op de veiling, vooral in Amsterdam, maar ook in andere Hollandse steden. Daarbij waren allerlei partijen betrokken: verkopers en bemiddelaars, ‘schatsters’ en vendumeesters, kunstenaars en kunsthandelaren, samenstellers van boedelbeschrijvingen en veilingcatalogi, en kopers in allerlei soorten en maten. We komen ze allemaal tegen in dit boek over de dynamis...

An incredible detective story! The exact location of Vermeer's famous Little Street has occupied art historians for centuries. Did Vermeer paint his own house, his view or did he invent this wonderful composition? With new information Frans Grijzenhout is finally able to identify the site of the Little Street. His story was world news. An astonishing discovery that sheds new light on Vermeer's life and work, and his family. In Delft you can visit the location of the Little Street. English lan...