Published to accompany the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York, March 8 to May 27 2001, and at the National Gallery, London, June 20 to September 16 2001.
Vermeer and the Delft school: catalog of the Exhibition "Vermeer and the Delft …
by The National Gallery, Liedtke, Walter A., Rüger, Axel, Plomp, Michiel C., Exhibition Vermeer and the Delft School, New York, NY; London, Exhibition Vermeer and the Delft School, New York, NY, Exhibition Vermeer and the Delft School, London, Vermeer van Delft, Jan, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vermeer and the Delft school: catalogue ... in conjunction with the exhibition …
by The National Gallery, Liedtke, Walter A., Rüger, Axel, Plomp, Michiel C., Vermeer van Delft, Jan, Exhibition Vermeer and the Delft School, New York, NY; London, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Exhibition Vermeer and the Delft School, New York, NY, Exhibition Vermeer and the Delft School, London
Between five and ten million paintings were produced in the Dutch republic in the seventeenth century. There was a greater demand for art, probably becuase of the purchaising power of the middle classs. The art market was regulated by the local Guild of Saint Luke.
"Seventeenth-century Delft has often been viewed as a quaint town whose artists painted scenes of domestic life. This book revises that image, showing that the small but vibrant Dutch city produced a wide range of artworks, including luxurious tapestries and silver objects, as w…
"Seventeenth-century Delft has often been viewed as a quaint town whose artists painted scenes of domestic life. This book revises that image, showing that the small but vibrant Dutch city produced a wide range of artworks, including luxurious tapestries and silver objects, as w…
The Grove dictionary of art: 17th-century Dutch artists
by Turner, Jane
fromGroveArt series
"The 17th century in the Netherlands witnessed one of the most intensely creative periods of artistic activity the world has ever seen. During this period of unprecedented economic and cultural expansion, when Holland had the highest concentration of artists anywhere in Europe, …