Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art : Treasures from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

by Priem, Ruud

• ISBN13: 9781883124236
• ISBN10: 1883124239
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-28
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

Summary

Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Artcelebrates an unprecedented era in the history of art. Drawn from the superb collections of Amsterdam's famed Rijksmuseum, the works of art featured here are a testament to the richness and variety of the paintings, prints, and decorative arts produced in the Netherlands in the 17th century.In a unique approach, Ruud Priem leads the viewer through the highlights of the Golden Age, beginning with the artists themselves and their studios, emerging into busy city streets and the bucolic Dutch countryside, and sampling the variety of 17th-century life and culture. Featured are ninety dazzling works by pre-eminent Dutch artists-Rembrandt van Rijn, Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, Pieter de Hooch, and Jan Steen, among them.

Table of Contents

Directors' Foreword	p. 8
An American Affinity	p. 10
Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art	p. 16
The Artists and Their World	p. 19
Still-Life Painting and the Applied Arts	p. 33
The City	p. 47
The Countryside	p. 67
Religious Images and Objects	p. 83
Burghers, Regents, and Aristocrats in the Republic	p. 103
Genre Painting	p. 121
Suggested Reading	p. 138
Index of Artists and Illustrated Works	p. 143
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