The Visible World

Samuel van Hoogstraten's Art Theory and the Legitimation of Painting in the Dutch Golden Age

Thijs Weststeijn (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

474 Seiten

2008
Pallas Publications (Verlag)
978-90-8964-027-7 (ISBN)

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How did painters and their public speak about art in Rembrandt’s age? This book about the writings of the painter-poet Samuel van Hoogstraten, one of Rembrandt’s pupils, examines a wide variety of themes from painting practice and theory from the Dutch Golden Age. It addresses the contested issue of ‘Dutch realism’ and its hidden symbolism, as well as Rembrandt’s concern with representing emotions in order to involve the spectator. Diverse aspects of imitation and illusion come to the fore, such as the theory behind sketchy or ‘rough’ brushwork and the active role played by the viewer’s imagination. Taking as its starting point discussions in Rembrandt’s studio, this unique study provides an ambitious overview of Dutch artists’ ideas on painting.The Visible World was awarded the Jan van Gelder Prize in 2009.

Thijs Weststeijn is a researcher and lecturer at the department of Art History of the University of Amsterdam.

Preface and Acknowledgements, Introduction, I: Samuel van Hoogstraten in the Republic of Letters, II:The Visible World, III:Pictorial Imitation, IV:The Depiction of the Passions, V:The Eloquence of Colour, 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

Reihe/Serie	Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age
Verlagsort	Amsterdam
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 250 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	90-8964-027-4 / 9089640274
ISBN-13	978-90-8964-027-7 / 9789089640277
Zustand	Neuware