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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weststeijn, Thijs.
- Series:
- Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age.
- Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hoogstraten, Samuel van, 1627-1678--Criticism and interpretation.
- Hoogstraten, Samuel van.
- Hoogstraten, Samuel van, 1627-1678--Aesthetics.
- Painting, Dutch--17th century.
- Painting, Dutch.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (475 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Provides an ambitious overview of Dutch artists' ideas on painting
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-462) and indexes.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-04-078104-7
- 1-003-70805-6
- 1-04-079737-7
- 1-282-17144-5
- 9786612171444
- 90-485-0789-8
- 9781003708056
- OCLC:
- 567980015
- Publisher Number:
- 10.5117/9789089640277
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