The Panpoëticon Batavûm
Subtitle: the portrait of the author as a celebrity
By: Lieke van Deinsen ; text editor Mariska Vonk ; translation Ted Alkins
Contributors: Vonk, Mariska, editor; Alkins, Ted, translator
Series: Rijksmuseum studies in history -- 1; Rijksmuseum studies in history -- 1.
Publisher: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9789491714948
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Catalogs; Authors; Portraits; Dutch Portraits; Écrivains; Portraits néerlandais; Rijksmuseum (Netherlands)
Other titles: Portrait of the author as a celebrity
Description: This publication focuses on one of the most compelling examples of the eighteenth-century fascination with portraits of authors: the Panpoëticon Batavûm, a collection of portraits of Dutch writers, past and present, which was established around the turn of the eighteenth century. By examining the tangible objects in this collection, using an interdisciplinary approach that combines cultural history with relevant notions from the fields of both art history and literary history, this publication contributes to more general discussions about authorship in the early modern period, while revealing the story of these unique and largely overlooked early modern portraits of writers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-111).

Text in English, translated from the Dutch.