Vermeer’s Family Secrets: Genius, Discovery, and the Unknown Apprentice

Vermeer’s Family Secrets: Genius, Discovery, and the Unknown Apprentice by Benjamin Binstock Free lecture and book signing open to the public WHAT: Jhannes Vermeer, one of the greatest Dutch painters, has long been thought to be a mystery man of art. Binstock has reinterpreted several key documents to bring a new perception to the work of this painter. He shows that several of the paintings accepted as canonical works by Vermeer are actually by his eldest daughter, Maria. WHEN: Thursday, December 4, 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Albert Nerken School of Engineering at Cooper Union, 51 Astor Place, Wollman Auditorium, Room 21E (b/w 3rd and 4th Aves.), Subways: Astor Place (6), 8th Street (N, R, W) FOR MORE INFORMATION: 212.353.4195 or www.cooper.edu * * * The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a distinguished private college of art, architecture and engineering founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper, an inventor, industrialist and philanthropist. Since its founding, all admitted students have received full-tuition scholarships. ###