ART HISTORY LECTURE: The Dutch Mona Lisa and the Brilliance of Jan Vermeer

Jan Vermeer lived in the Golden Age of the Dutch 17th century. In the 20 years of his painting career, he produced only about 40 paintings, but at least 8 of them are now considered to be masterworks of universal importance, and Girl with the Pearl Earring is often called the Dutch Mona Lisa. Vermeer worked with a limited range of subjects to create simple, powerful, peaceful compositions filled with brilliant light and beautiful vibrant colors in stunning detail. Artist and architect Jim Caldwell will tell us about 21 of Vermeer’s best paintings, with 64 beautiful images.

About the Lecturer

Born in New York in 1942, Jim Caldwell has spent most of his life in the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated from Williams College in 1964 as an art major and spent the next year in Paris studying printing and etching at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. In 1969 he received his Master of Architecture degree from the Yale School of Architecture. Jim has had over 45 one-man shows and his paintings are represented in more than 450 collections world-wide.

This lecture takes place in-person Mon, Jan 24, from 5:30–6:30pm.