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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139924003321

Autore

Weststeijn Thijs

Titolo

The visible world : Samuel van Hoogstraten's art theory and the legitimation of painting in the Dutch golden age / / Thijs Weststeijn ; translated by Beverley Jackson and Lynne Richards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Amsterdam], : Amsterdam University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-282-17144-5

9786612171444

90-485-0789-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (475 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age

Altri autori (Persone)

JacksonBeverley

RichardsLynne

Disciplina

700-9492

Soggetti

Painting, Dutch - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-462) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Ch I: Samuel van Hoogstraten in the Republic of Letters; Ch II:The Visible World; Ch III:Pictorial Imitation; Ch IV:The Depiction of the Passions; Ch V:The Eloquence of Colour; Ch VI:Painting as a Mirror of Nature; Excursus: Painting as a 'Sister of Philosophy'; Conclusion; Bibliographical abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Studies; Index of subjects; Index of names

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an ambitious overview of Dutch artists' ideas on painting