Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 and Jan Vermeer’s The Art of Painting

For this comparative essay, I chose Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 and Jan Vermeer’s The Art of Painting (c. 1666-1668). Firstly, Vermeer’s painting is meticulous. The artwork presents an artist working in his studio. This piece has some household elements, such as a map of the Netherlands on the […]

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