The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Painting

The beautifully illustrated coffee table book "The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Painting" presents 17-century Dutch and Flemish art. The book highlights the creative achievements of one of the most important eras in Western art with art by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Frans Hals, Adriaen Brouwers and Jan Brueghel.

The Golden Age in Holland and Flanders spanned roughly the 17th century and was a period of enormous progress in trade, science - and art. Still lifes, landscape paintings and romantic depictions of everyday life were appreciated by the increasingly wealthy merchant class in the Dutch provinces, while religious and historical paintings and portraits continued to appeal to Flemish patrons. The Golden Age brought us Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens and Van Dyck, but it was also the period of Frans Hals's revolutionary portraiture, Adriaen Brouwer's depictions of the playing working class, Jan Brueghel's velvet miniatures and Hendrick Avercamp's vivid winter landscapes.

Norbert Wolf uses his extensive knowledge of the interplay between history, culture and art to explore the forces that led to the Golden Age in Holland and Flanders and how this period influenced later generations of artists. Accompanied by bright color illustrations, Wolf's accessible text explores the complex political, religious, social and economic situation that led to a newfound prosperity and, consequently, an enormous artistic output that we still marvel at and enjoy today.

Specifications
Title: The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Painting
Author: Norbert Wolf
Publisher: Prestel
Size: 380 x 254 x 26 mm
Size: 272 pages
Weight: 1830 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9783791377674

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