| Class Distinctions: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer Contributor(s): Baer, Ronni (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Van Nierop, Henk (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Roodenburg, Herman (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 0878468307 ISBN-13: 9780878468300 Publisher: MFA Publications OUR PRICE: $58.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Renaissance - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Group Shows |
| Dewey: 759.949 |
| LCCN: 2015934486 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 9.3" W x 11.3" (4.40 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Dutch Republic in the 17th century was home to one of the greatest flowerings of painting in the history of Western art. Freed from the constraints of royal and church patronage, artists created a rich outpouring of works that circulated through an open market to patrons and customers at every level of Dutch society. The closely observed details of daily life captured in portraits, genre scenes and landscapes offer a wealth of information about the possessions, activities and circumstances that distinguished members of the social classes, from the nobility to the urban poor. The dazzling array of paintings gathered here--by artists such as Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Pieter de Hooch and Gerard ter Borch, as well as Rembrandt and Vermeer--illuminated by essays from leading scholars, invites us to explore a vibrant early modern society and its reflection in a golden age of brilliant painting. |