Birds : the goldfinch, birds, art, and us / Simon Schama and Martine Gosselink.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schama, Simon, editor.

Gosselink, Martine, editor.

Mauritshuis (Hague, Netherlands), host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds in art--Exhibitions.

Birds in art.

Birds in literature--Exhibitions.

Birds in literature.

Human-animal relationships--Exhibitions.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 x 27 cm

Place of Publication:

[Hague] : Mauritshuis : Hannibal Books, [2026]

Contents:

Foreword: Why BIRDS? / Martine Gosselink

Oh, for the wings... / Simon Shama

Who doesn't want to be friends with The Goldfinch? / Adrienne Quarles van Ufford

Bird artists / Eva Meijer

Birds of a feather / Laura Cumming

What if all the birds fell out of the sky? / Philip Hoare

Carpaccio and birds / Stefan Hertmans

Birds in world literature.

Notes:

Published to accompany the exhibition "BIRDS - Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama" held at The Mauritshuis, The Hague, February 12 - June 7, 2026.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-199).

ISBN:

9789493416512

9493416518

OCLC:

1578999160

Publisher Number:

CIPO000351713