Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered Contributor(s): Wheelock, Arthur K. (Author), Gifford, E. Melanie (Contribution by), DeWitt, Lloyd (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0300142137 ISBN-13: 9780300142136 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - General - Art | European |
Dewey: 760.092 |
LCCN: 2008023911 |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 10" W x 11.7" (4.25 lbs) 320 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Jan Lievens (1607-1674) was one of the most fascinating and enigmatic Dutch artists of the 17th century. Daring and innovative as a painter, printmaker, and draftsman, he created powerful character studies, genre scenes, landscapes, formal portraits, and religious and allegorical images that were widely praised and valued during his lifetime. This beautiful book, the first overview of the full range of Lievens' career, features more than 50 paintings--many of them newly discovered in private collections--and more than 75 prints and drawings, providing a reassessment of his place in the history of art.
Lievens began his career in his native Leiden, where he worked closely with his compatriot Rembrandt, who admired and collected Lievens' works. Lievens then moved to London, Antwerp, and Amsterdam, and his peripatetic career and multitude of working styles, say the authors of this book, may explain why his reputation today is not as high as it should be. This book offers a necessary corrective, returning to Lievens the esteem he deserves. |