Screen LibraryVermeer and the masters of genre painting : inspiration and rivalry /
"A landmark exploration of the engaging network of relationships among genre painters of the Dutch Golden Age. The genre painting of the Dutch Golden Age between 1650 and 1675 ranks among the highest pinnacles of Western European art. The virtuosity of these works, as this book demonstrates, wa...
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Yale University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New Haven : |
| Publication Dates: |
2018. ©2017 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"A landmark exploration of the engaging network of relationships among genre painters of the Dutch Golden Age. The genre painting of the Dutch Golden Age between 1650 and 1675 ranks among the highest pinnacles of Western European art. The virtuosity of these works, as this book demonstrates, was achieved in part thanks to a vibrant artistic rivalry among numerous first-rate genre painters working in different cities across the Dutch Republic. They drew inspiration from each other's painting, and then tried to surpass each other in technical prowess and aesthetic appeal. The Delft master Joha |
| Item Description: | Issued in connection with an exhibition held Feb. 20-May 2017, Musée du Louvre, Paris; June 17-Sept. 17, 2017, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; and Oct. 22, 2017-Jan. 21, 2018, National Gallery of Art, Washington. |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 304 pages : color illustrations, forms ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-298) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780300222937 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 0300222939 (hardback : alkaline paper) 9780300229585 0300229585 9780300229592 0300229593 |
| Index Number: | ND1452 |
| CLC: | J205.563-28 |
| Call Number: | J205.563-28/V523 |
| Contents: | Essays -- 1. Vermeer and the masters of genre painting / Adriaan E. Waiboer -- 2. Erudition and artistry: The enduring appeal of Dutch genre painting / Arthur K. Wheelock -- 3. Emulative imitation among high-life genre painters / Eric Jan Sluijter -- 4. Acquisition or inheritance?: Material goods in paintings by Vermeer and his contemporaries / Marjorie E. Wieseman -- 5. Collective style and personal manner: Materials and techniques of high-life genre painting / E. Melanie Gifford and Lisha Deming Glinsman -- 6. Painters of and for the elite: Relationships, prices and familiarity with each o |