Dutch Art
Subtitle: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: January 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 489
ISBN-13: 9780815300656
Subjects: History Of Art / Art & Design Styles; Reference works; History Of Fine Arts; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Europe; Netherlands; General; Art, Dutch; Encyclopedias
First sentence: Traditional Catholic thought sanctioned two primary modes of existence in the world: the life of virtuous actions, and the life devoted to contemplation of the divine.
Description: The Netherlands has produced a remarkable number of the world's great artists, but until now its art has not been the focus of a major reference work that goes beyond standard surveys of limited periods or single art forms or artists. Dutch Art explores developments in art, art history, art criticism, and cultural history of the Netherlands from the artists' workshops for the Utrecht Dom in 1475 to the latest movements of the 1990s.

It is lavishly illustrated with 16 pages in full color and 152 black-and-white photographs. Approximately one third of the Encyclopedia is devoted to biography and another third offers narrative art history; and the balance focuses on specific subjects, with many artists, places, events, and stylistic arguments examined from multiple viewpoints.