Philip Leslie Hale

Found this today looking for a new monitor background. I've decided to stare at it for the next month or two.
Isn't the modern world a cool place sometimes.

http://books.google.com/books?id=4ytXAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Philip+Leslie+Hale&source=bl&ots=aM495EaH3C&sig=dEe1Q25RUcX5RyGor2-X1OboN2o&hl=en&ei=DxhOTJKZMYb2tgPumM3VDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CDwQ6AEwCDgU#v=twopage&q&f=false

He wrote a book on Vermeer and ended up trying to paint like him. I'd imagine if one wanted to learn more about Vermeer, this would be a good place to start.