1st Edition

The Ashgate Research Companion to Dutch Art of the Seventeenth Century

Edited By Wayne Franits Copyright 2016
    498 Pages 92 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    498 Pages
    by Routledge

    Despite the tremendous number of studies produced annually in the field of Dutch art over the last 30 years or so, and the strong contemporary market for works by Dutch masters of the period as well as the public's ongoing fascination with some of its most beloved painters, until now there has been no comprehensive study assessing the state of research in the field. As the first study of its kind, this book is a useful resource for scholars and advanced students of seventeenth-century Dutch art, and also serves as a springboard for further research. Its 19 chapters, divided into three sections and written by a team of internationally renowned art historians, address a wide variety of topics, ranging from those that might be considered "traditional" to others that have only drawn scholarly attention comparatively recently.

    Contents:

    List of Illustrations
    Notes on Contributors
    Acknowledgments

    Introduction
    Wayne Franits

    PART 1
    The Traditional Genres

    1 The Seventeenth-Century Dutch Portrait Comes of Age
    Ann Jensen Adams

    2 Still Lively: Recent Scholarship on Still-Life Painting
    Julie Berger Hochstrasser

    3 An Assessment of Recent Scholarship on Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Imagery
    Linda Stone-Ferrier

    4 Points of View: Recent Studies on Dutch Landscape Painting
    Boudewijn Bakker

    5 Imagined Spaces: Perspectives on the Study of Church Interiors and Cityscapes
    Almut Pollmer-Schmidt

    PART 2
    Major Artists, Movements, and Other Media

    6 Frans Hals and His Time
    Christopher D.M. Atkins

    7 Rembrandt and His Circle
    Stephanie S. Dickey

    8 The Rules of Art and Rembrandt, 1630–1730
    Thijs Weststeijn

    9 Johannes Vermeer
    H. Perry Chapman

    10 Dutch Mannerism
    Gero Seelig

    11 The Dutch Encounter with Italy: The State of Research
    David A. Levine

    12 Out of the Shadow of the Golden Age: Recent Scholarly Developments Concerning Dutch Painting of the Late Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries
    Junko Aono

    13 Stepping up to the Plate: The State of Research in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Prints
    Nadine M. Orenstein

    14 Drawn into the Light: The State of Research in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Drawings
    Judith Noorman

    15 Towards a Reassessment of Dutch Seventeenth-Century Sculpture
    Bieke van der Mark

    PART 3
    Topics of Recent Research

    16 Economic Aspects of Dutch Art
    Claartje Rasterhoff

    17 Urban Identity and the Validity of City Schools in Dutch Art
    John Loughman

    18 Dutch Art in Relation to Seventeenth-Century Flemish Art
    Karolien de Clippel

    19 Dutch Art and Artists from a Global Perspective: The State of the Research
    Rebecca Parker Brienen

    Selected Bibliography
    Index

    Biography

    Wayne Franits is Professor of Art History at Syracuse University, USA. His most recent books are: The Paintings of Dirck van Baburen ca. 1592/93–1624: Catalogue Raisonné (2013) and Vermeer (2015).