In the Netherlands, the prosperous economic and cultural heights of the seventeenth century used to be called the “Golden Century” (Gouden Eeuw). But as if a veil has been lifted, recent revisionist [...] Read More
17th-Century Dutch Republic
The Globalization of Netherlandish Art. (Brill’s Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History, 79)
This edited volume, according to its introduction, purports to reevaluate and reframe the study of global Netherlandish art, at a moment when North Americans and Europeans continue to grapple with the [...] Read More
Vermeer’s Love Letters
Published in conjunction with the special focus exhibition marking the long-awaited reopening of the Frick Collection, Robert Fucci’s Vermeer’s Love Letters reflects the aims of the show it [...] Read More
The Little Street: The Neighborhood in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art and Culture
Vermeer’s so-called “Little Street”, which gives this striking book its name and graces its cover, depicts fragments of two housefronts linked by adjoining courtyards. Rooftops cluster in the [...] Read More
Dürer to Van Dyck: Drawings from Chatsworth House
After a period of relative quiet, the last few years have seen a flurry of exhibitions of Northern European drawings across Britain, with more expected in 2026. These exhibitions have showcased the [...] Read More
The Monument’s End. Public Art and the Modern Republic
Monuments are surprisingly shaky. Usually built to last and designed to convey an unambiguous message, the monument’s capacity to provoke responses that range from boredom to hatred creates the [...] Read More