Dutch Seventeenth-Century Genre Painting: Its Stylistic and Thematic Evolution represents a publishing event: a new survey devoted solely to the eponymous phenomenon, “from its first manifestations in [...] Read More
17th-Century Dutch Republic
The Learned Eye. Regarding Art, Theory, and the Artist’s Reputation. Essays for Ernst van de Wetering
The Learned Eye takes its name from a passage in Franciscus Junius's treatise on painting (1641) in which he argues for informed viewing as the essential skill on which critical aesthetic judgments [...] Read More
Collected Opinions: Essays on Netherlandish Art in Honour of Alfred Bader
As a discerning collector, generous benefactor, and perceptive scholar, Alfred Bader has made a lasting and significant contribution to the study of Netherlandish art. His autobiography Adventures of [...] Read More
Shifting Priorities: Gender and Genre in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting
The burgeoning scholarly literature on seventeenth-century Dutch genre painting has seen vigorous growth since the 1980s. Three issues repeatedly inform the discussion of Dutch scenes of daily life: [...] Read More
Matters of Taste. Food and Drink in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art and Life
This catalogue was published for the exhibition that celebrated the 350th anniversary (1652-2002) of the founding of Beverwijck, the original Dutch settlement that became present-day Albany, New York. [...] Read More
Albert Eckhout: A Dutch Artist in Brazil
The Groningen native Albert Eckhout spent seven years in Brazil (1637-1644) and as a result he holds an important historical position as one of the first trained European artists in the New World. His [...] Read More