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Vermeer's skill was in combining few colors, mixing little and using layers of lakes and varnishes to build up the illusion of life
Frank Wynne I Was Vermeer: The Rise and Fall of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Forger
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Vermeer's skill was in combining few colors, mixing little and using layers of lakes and varnishes to build up the illusion of life
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I Was Vermeer: The Rise and Fall of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Forger

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