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In just 10 years, the Essential Vermeer has grown from a simple one-page list of Vermeer-related websites and publications to the most complete site dedicated to an individual artist on the internet. It now contains over 5,000 web objects, 500-plus web pages, scores of interactive studies, thousands of external and internal links, over 3,000 images, scores of interactive features and hundreds audio files.
More importantly, it has become a place where I have done my best to present an organic and objective overview of Vermeer's art, life and times; a place where both Vermeer newcomers and longtime Vermeer enthusiasts can find food for thought and the information they require, efficiently. It has become a place where information on all the latest exhibitions, conferences and publications about Vermeer can be comfortably located, any time, day or night. It is a bridge towards the most recent developments in world-wide Vermeer scholarship.
new directions
This site will continue to grow and offer new ways to explore the complexities of Vermeer's art and the art of his time. And it will continue to be free. Margin for growth is enormous and the more I research, write and increase my internet technology skills, the more new projects come to my mind. To materially implement these new ideas, new tools are required. I need to update my hardware, acquire more flexible software, research material and pay for technical collaboration, hosting costs and communication expenses.
If you would like to make growth possible for Essential Vermeer, please feel free to make a contribution. It will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks for dropping in,
Jonathan Janson
Here is how you can help Essential Vermeer grow...
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THE COMPLETE INTERACTIVE VERMEER CATALOGUE offers both enthusiastic new-comers and seasoned art historians the chance to delve into Vermeer's paintings as never before. Through an innovative system of image mapping, theme boxes and the familiar internet browser navigational format, each of the artist's 37 surviving paintings can be effortlessly explored according to the particular interests of the individual navigator.
HOW IT WORKS
By rolling the computer’s mouse over the details of interest of state-of-art digital images of each painting or clicking on the alternative theme titles, a system of elegant slide-in boxes will instantaneously satisfy the navigator's curiosity and stimulate further exploration..
SEE THE DEMO
The CIVC is so rich yet so simple to use that it is better experienced than described. CLICK HERE to see a working demo below of just one of 37 catalogue entries.
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