An edition of Looking at Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art (1997)
Looking at Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art
Realism Reconsidered
By Wayne Franits
Publish Date
July 28, 1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
eng
Pages
296
Description:
Despite the lively tradition of scholarship on Dutch painting of the seventeenth century, scholars continue to grapple with the problem of how the strikingly realistic characteristics of art from this period can be reconciled with its possible meanings. With the advent of new methodologies, these debates have gained momentum in the past decade. Looking at Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art, which includes classic essays as well as contributions especially written for this volume, provides a timely survey of the principal interpretative methods and debates, from their origins in the 1960s to current manifestations, while suggesting potential avenues of inquiry for the future. The book offers fascinating insights into the meaning of Dutch art in its original cultural context as well as into the world of scholarship that it has inspired.