Creating distinctions in Dutch genre painting : repetition and invention / Angela K. Ho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ho, Angela, author.

Series:

Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700.

Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genre painting, Dutch--17th century.

Genre painting, Dutch.

Painting, Dutch--17th century.

Painting, Dutch.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

In the mid- to late seventeenth century, a number of Dutch painters created a new type of refined genre painting that was much admired by elite collectors. In this book, Angela Ho uses the examples of Gerrit Dou, Gerard ter Borch, and Frans van Mieris to show how this group of artists made creative use of repetition-such as crafting virtuosic, self-referential compositions around signature motifs, or engaging esteemed predecessors in a competitive dialogue through emulation-to project a distinctive artistic personality. The resulting paintings enabled purchasers and viewers to exercise their connoisseurial eye and claim membership in an exclusive circle of sophisticated enthusiasts-making creative repetition a successful strategy for both artists and viewers.

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Key Concepts; 2. A Niche of One's Own: Gerrit Dou's Brand-Building Project; 3. The Pleasure of Novelty: Gerard ter Borch's Innovation; 4. Invention through Repetition: Imitation and Emulation in the Work of Frans van Mieris; Epilogue: On Signature Products, Knock-Offs, and Product Lines; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Dec 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-69336-9

1-04-079870-5

90-485-6645-2

90-485-3294-9

9781003693369

OCLC:

1003641369