Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. Coins and Their Equivalents xxi
7. CHAPTER 1. By the Side of the Small-Cattle Market 1
8. CHAPTER 2. Grandfather Balthasar, Counterfeiter 17
9. CHAPTER 3. Grandmother Neeltge Goris 35
10. CHAPTER 4. Reynier Jansz. Vos, alias Vermeer 55
11. CHAPTER 5. Reynier Balthens, Military Contractor 85
12. CHAPTER 6. Apprenticeship and Marriage 98
13. CHAPTER 7. Family Life in Gouda 108
14. CHAPTER 8. A Young Artist in Delft 129
15. CHAPTER 9. Willem Bolnes 154
16. CHAPTER 10. The Mature Artist 171
17. CHAPTER 11. Frenzy and Death 203
18. CHAPTER 12. Aftermath 216
19. CHAPTER 13. Vermeer's Clients and Patrons 246
20. APPENDIX A. An Estimate of the Total Number of Paintings Vermeer Painted between 1656 and 1675 265
21. APPENDIX B. List of Documents 268
22. APPENDIX C. Genealogical Charts 369
23. Bibliography 379
24. Index 385
25. Illustration 409