Plaster casts in the life and art of seventeenth-century Dutch painters : absence and presence /
"In the early modern Dutch Republic, plaster casts offered artists a way to overcome limitations of space and time, and to define themselves. This book presents the first comprehensive account of the impact of plaster casts on the artistic practice, intellectual endeavors, and social status of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2025]
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| Series: | Studies in Netherlandish art and cultural history ;
v. 18. |
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| Summary: | "In the early modern Dutch Republic, plaster casts offered artists a way to overcome limitations of space and time, and to define themselves. This book presents the first comprehensive account of the impact of plaster casts on the artistic practice, intellectual endeavors, and social status of seventeenth-century Dutch painters. These modest objects were, in fact, real works of sculpture, incorporated into a variety of compositions where they signalled an artist's ambitions and technical virtuosity. Marginalized in the history of Dutch art, plaster casts lie at the center of this study's novel interpretations of paintings and drawings, paired with period sources"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the author's thesis (Columbia University, 2022). |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004724570 9004724575 |