The Age of Watteau, Chardin, and Fragonard
The Age of Watteau, Chardin, and Fragonard

Author: Musée des beaux-arts du Canada (Ottawa)

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 0300099460

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Leading scholars shed light on the development of genre painting in this heavily illustrated volume.

Jan van Noordt
Jan van Noordt

Author: David de Witt

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2007-11-02

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 0773575642

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De Witt offers a detailed biography based on a thorough review of the documentary evidence. He traces Van Noordt's origins back to a prominent musical family, details his artistic development under the guidance of prominent Amsterdam painter Jacob Adriaensz Backer, and reveals his synthesis of the styles of the two dominant Netherlandish artists, Rubens and Rembrandt. Using a systematic analysis of technique, manner, and approach to form, de Witt proves that over half the paintings and drawings presently attributed to Van Noordt are not his work - virtually recasting the accomplishments of an artist whose vibrant, often daring works challenge our concept of seventeenth-century Dutch art.

Hans Holbein
Hans Holbein

Author: Pascal Griener

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2013-10-15

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1780232322

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Hans Holbein the Younger was the leading artist of the Northern Renaissance, yet his life and work are not nearly as well-documented as those of his contemporaries Leonardo da Vinci or Michelangelo. That omission has been remedied with this acclaimed study by Oskar Bätschmann and Pascal Griener. Hans Holbein chronicles the life and oeuvre of Holbein (1497/8–1543), as Bätschmann and Griener apply their considerable knowledge to explore the full range of cultural and social influences that affected him and his work. The artist’s friendships with leading thinkers such as Erasmus and Thomas More, the development of his painting style, and the cultural influences on his work are all discussed here in this unparalleled and in-depth biography that will be essential to the bookshelf of every art lover. This second edition includes an expanded introduction and additional images.