Public and private spaces : works of art in seventeenth-century Dutch houses / John Loughman & John Michael Montias.

Main entry:

Loughman, John.

Title & Author:

Public and private spaces : works of art in seventeenth-century Dutch houses / John Loughman & John Michael Montias.

Publication:

Description:

196 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series:

Studies in Netherlandish art and cultural history ; v. 3

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-191) and index.

Summary:

"The seventeenth century in the Northern Netherlands was a period that saw the widespread 'domestication' of easel pictures, when paintings were acquired in significant numbers by a broad cross-section of society as a means of decorating the home. This is the first extended study to look at the role and function of paintings and other works of art in Dutch homes of the seventeenth century. In what numbers were paintings dispersed throughout the various rooms of the house? Were certain subjects regarded as more appropriate than others for display in a particular room? In what arrangements were paintings hung on the walls and how did this affect the way in which they were apprehended?
A wide range of contemporary sources are drawn upon, including estate inventories and other archival material, published texts on art, architecture and social manners, and images of the domestic interior. In one chapter a close analysis is made of a small number of individual inventories, which are fully transcribed in the appendices, investigating the motivations that lie behind the display of works of art and their relationship to other furnishings."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9040094446
9789040094446

Subject:

Painting, Dutch Private collections History 17th century Inventories.
Art in interior decoration Netherlands History 17th century Inventories.
Art en décoration intérieure Pays-Bas Histoire 17e siècle Inventaires.
Art in interior decoration.
Painting, Dutch Private collections.
Interieur
Kunst
Schilderijen.
Woninginrichting.
Inventarissen.
Schilderkunst.
Interieurkunst.
Décoration intérieure Pays-Bas 17e siècle.
Peinture Pays-Bas 17e siècle Collections privées Inventaires.
Netherlands.
Niederlande
Geschichte 1600-1700

Form/genre:

Inventories.
History.

Added entries:

Montias, John Michael, 1928-2005.
Studies in Netherlandish art and cultural history ; v. 3.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 219204
Call No.: ND646 .L6 2000
Status: Available

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