Vermeer and the masters of genre painting: inspiration and rivalry

Essays. 1. Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting / Adriaan E. Waiboer

2. Erudition and Artistry: The enduring appeal of Dutch genre painting / Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr

3. Emulative Imitations among High-Life Genre Painters / Eric Jan Sluijter

4. Acquisition or Inheritance? Material goods in paintings by Vermeer and his contemporaries / Marjorie E. Wieseman

5. Collective Style and Personal Manner: Materials and techniques of high-life genre painting / E. Melanie Gifford and Lisha Deming Glinsman

6. Painters of and for the Elite: Relationships, prices and familiarity with each other's work / Piet Bakker

7. The 'Tour of Holland': Visitors from abroad in the United Provinces / Blaise Ducos.