Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art / Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 60
Subtitle: The Passions in the Arts of the Early Modern Netherlands / de Hartstochten in de Kunst in de Vroegmoderne Nederlanden
Publisher: D'jonge Hond
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9789040077241
Subjects: Painting, dutch
Description: Emotional intensity is a hallmark of European art in the Baroque era, and Dutch and Flemish art are no exception. NKJ volume 60 is the first collection of essays to examine this aspect of visual culture in the early modern Netherlands. Case studies explore both the representation of the passions in paintings and prints of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the responses of contemporary viewers to works ranging from the vivid tronies (physiognomic studies) of Rembrandt to the dramatic hunting scenes of Peter Paul Rubens. In addition, several essays examine theoretical approaches to emotional display and response, drawing upon the writings of early modern art theorists, the interplay between painting and theatre, and the emerging field of neuroarthistory.