Issued in connection with an exhibition held Sept. 4-Dec. 5, 2010, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Dec. 16, 2010-Mar. 20, 2011, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and Apr. 17-July 24, 2011, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of art and the Dutch Golden Age. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Explains how different parts of a building, such as columns, walls, beams, buttresses, rods, and cables, function to support great weight and stress.

Until he was eclipsed by the rising reputation of Vermeer in the 20th century, Gabriel Metsu was among the most celebrated painters of the Dutch Golden Age.