The six essays in this book focus upon painting in Delft during the period 1650-1675. Four artists, Carel Fabritius, Gerard Houckgeest, Pieter de Hooch, and Johannes Vermeer, are discussed at length. However, these chapters are neither monographic nor intended as a survey of art in Delft. Their main concern is the relationship between style and observation, especially in paintings that press the issue through their apparent fidelity to visual experience. The first chapter on the "Delft School" is introductory and complements the author's exhibition, "Vermeer and the Delft School" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and The National Gallery, London, 2001). The second chapter is devoted to Fabritius's small canvas, "A View in Delft" (1652), which may be considered one of the most sophisticated examples of illusionism in Dutch art. Among the other works discussed at length are Houckgeest's "Nieuwe Kerk in Delft with the Tomb of William the Silent", 1650 (Kunsthalle, Hamburg),...

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