"A must-have book for anyone interested in Dutch masters and the Dutch Golden Age." – Timeless Travel Magazine
Today we marvel at the shimmering light, the detail and hidden significances within the subtle techniques of Vermeer, Rembrandt, Van Eyck, Frans Hals and their compatriots. The luminescent art of the Dutch Masters grew from the bounding confidence of the newly independent Netherlands in the early 1600s. Shed of religious conflict it encouraged a wealthy mercantile class that sought the oceans of the world in search of riches and influence, and a new sensibility in art that cast light across the actions and objects of daily life.
The Dutch Masters are characterized by the abandonment of religious patronage, allowing, for the first time, a relentless focus on everyday subjects: the taverns, breakfast tables and living rooms of the newly wealthy and the places they loved to visit.
This wonderful new book, also highlighting the work of the pioneering Rachel Ruysch, is the latest addition to Flame Tree’s highly successful Masterworks series.
- ISBN10 1786648024
- ISBN13 9781786648020
- Publish Date 24 August 2018
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 August 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Flame Tree Publishing
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English