Daily Life in Rembrandt’s Holland / Paul Zumthor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zumthor, Paul, Author.

Series:

Daily Life

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Rembrandt's life coincided with what the Dutch refer to as their "golden age." This engagingly written study presents a rich picture of a dynamic society that had torn itself away from the mediocrity of its past - a stagnant nation of peasants and fishermen - to pursue an overseas empire that led to great financial wealth and a highly sophisticated cultivation of the arts. This classic work first appeared in English translation in 1963. Among the myriad topics covered are homes, gardens, clothing, food, religion, childrearing, education, medicine, sports and games, holidays and celebrations, painters, musicians, writers, the theater, publishing, aristocrats, workers, peasants, the merchant fleet, the armed forces, trading and colonizing companies, fisheries, and the famous Holland dikes.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

HOLLAND IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

Introduction

I. THE BACKGROUND OF DAILY LIFE

II. THE DUTCH INTERIOR

III. THE COURSE OF LIFE

IV. RECREATIONS

V. ARTS AND LETTERS

VI. DUTCH SOCIETY

VII. HOLLAND AT WORK

VIII. CONCLUSION

Bibliography

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Mai 2022)

ISBN:

1-5036-2221-5

OCLC:

1322125773