Artists' and artisans' collections in early modern Antwerp : catalysts of innovation / Marlise Rijks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rijks, Marlise, author.

Series:

Harvey Miller studies in Baroque art ; 11.

Harvey Miller studies in Baroque art (HMSBA) [11]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cabinets of curiosities--Belgium--Antwerp--History.

Cabinets of curiosities.

Artists as collectors--Belgium--Antwerp--History.

Artists as collectors.

Collectors and collecting--Belgium--Antwerp--History.

Collectors and collecting.

Antwerp--History.

Antwerp.

Belgium--Antwerp.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 278 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Harvey Miller / Brepols, [2022].

Summary:

"Paintings, drawings, prints, maps, jewels, gems, statuettes, medals, exotica, antiquities, dried animals, shells, corals, and scientific instruments. All these objects and more were on display in collectors' cabinets in Early Modern Antwerp. This book tells the story of the collections of artists and artisans, who stood at the centre of and shaped the city's cultural life. In their double roles as maker-collectors, they put a strong mark on the culture of collecting. The culture of collecting was inextricably linked to changing conceptions of the material world, which went hand in hand with the emergence of new pictorial genres and the increasing dominance of forms of knowledge based on objects and material evidence. This book traces the important role of Antwerp artists and artisans in this culture of art and knowledge. It is a story about friendship and networks; about new forms of connoisseurship; and about innovation and appreciation." -- Book cover

Contents:

1. Introduction : Artists' and artisans' collections

2. Painters' collections and innovative new genres

3. Apothecaries and the forms and materials of nature

4. Smiths, gems, and counterfeits

5. The printing business and the sense of sight

6. Conclusion.

Notes:

Date of publication and series number from publisher's website, viewed August 10, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-272) and index.

ISBN:

9781912554058

1912554054

OCLC:

1127990262