Dutch cityscapes of the Golden Age
By: Ariane van Suchtelen and Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. ; essays by Bodewijn Bakker and Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. ; and contributions by Henriette de Bruyn Kops ... [et al.].
Contributors: Wheelock, Arthur K.; Bakker, Boudewijn.; Bruyn Kops, Henriette de.; Mauritshuis (Hague, Netherlands); National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
Publisher: Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis; National Gallery of Art; Waanders; Waanders Uitgevers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: The Hague; Washington; Zwolle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9789040085499; 9789040084607
Subjects: Landscape painting, Dutch -- 17th century -- Exhibitions; Cities and towns in art -- Exhibitions; City and town life in art -- Exhibitions; Schilderijententoonstelling (Moessorgski); Stadsgezichten; Netherlands -- In art -- Exhibitions; Nederland
Genres: Exhibitions; In art
Description: "Dutch society in the seventeenth century was predominantly urban. The political, economic, and military power of the cities exerted a strong influence on national government. The pride people took in the beauty and prosperity of their cities, with architecture both old and new, is reflected in the popularity of the cityscape." "Artists depicted cities in many ways, beginning with the early city profile: a view from some distance of an entire city in silhouette. Such profile views sometimes served as the backdrop to a historical event depicted in the foreground. In the course of the seventeenth century, landscape painters increasingly included distant views of cities in their panoramas, in which the city's picturesque location - often on the banks or a river - played an important role. After 1650 many more artists devoted themselves to the cityscape, exploring the urban space within the town walls in order to pain views of canals, squares, and important buildings."--Jacket.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague, Oct. 11, 2008-Jan. 11, 2009, and at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Feb. 1-May 3, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-255).