This is a wonderfully erudite and rich discussion of a fundamental aspect of Rembrandt’s life and art: his faith. Rembrandt was as much a product of his milieu – intellectually, religiously, [...] Read More
Book Reviews
Three Works on Dutch Portraiture
Ben Broos and Ariane van Suchtelen (eds.), Portraits in the Mauritshuis 1430-1790. With introductory essay by Rudi Ekkart and contributions by Quentin Buvelot, Guus Sluiter, Petria Noble, Peter van [...] Read More
The Auction of King William’s Paintings, 1713: Elite International Art Trade at the End of the Dutch Golden Age (Oculi: Studies in the Arts of the Low Countries, 11)
While we commonly acknowledge that disproportionately little attention is given to Netherlandish art of the last quarter of the seventeenth century and to the eighteenth century, rarely does a study [...] Read More
Two Books on Dutch Travel and Exploration
Rebecca Parker Brienen, Visions of Savage Paradise: Albert Eckhout, Court Painter in Colonial Dutch Brazil. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006. 288 pp, 17 color, 72 b&w illus. ISBN [...] Read More
Two Books on Rembrandt
Marieke de Winkel, Fashion and Fancy. Dress and Meaning in Rembrandt's Paintings. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, distributed by the University of Chicago Press, 2006. 398 pp, 58 color, 96 [...] Read More
Two Publications on Rembrandt
Ton Broos and Augustinus P. Dierick (eds.), About & Around Rembrandt (Canadian Journal of Netherlandic Studies/ Revue canadienne dʼétudes néerlandaises, XXVIII). Windsor (Ontario), 2007. 242 pp, [...] Read More