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"Arriving as a young writer in an ancient Dutch town, Benjamin Moser found himself visiting ... the country's great museums. Inside these old buildings, he discovered the remains of the Dutch Golden Age, and began to unearth the strange, inspiring, and terrifying stories of the artists who gave shape to one of the most luminous moments in the history of human creativity. Beyond the sainted Rembrandt--who harbored a startling darkness--and the mysterious...
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Publisher
Prestel Verlag
Language
English
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"The Golden Age in Holland and Flanders saw incredible advances in the fields of commerce, science and art. Still lifes, landscapes and romantic depictions of everyday life became valued by wealthy Dutch merchants, while religious and historic paintings and portraits continued to appeal to the Flemish patronage. The Golden Age gifted the world some of the greatest masterpieces in history and this landmark volume showcases over 220 paintings reproduced...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Nederlands
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Go behind the scenes of the largest Vermeer exhibition ever mounted, now on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Capturing the imagination of the art world, with glowing reviews, global press, and tickets sold out through the entirety of its run, the Rijksmuseum's Vermeer retrospective is nothing short of a historic event. This fascinating documentary is a unique opportunity to discover what goes on behind the scenes at exhibitions of this scale,...
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English
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"This is what we long for: the profound pleasure of being swept into vivid new worlds, worlds peopled by characters so intriguing and real that we can't shake them, even long after the reading's done. In his earlier, award-winning novels, Dominic Smith demonstrated a gift for coaxing the past to life. Now, in The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, he deftly bridges the historical and the contemporary, tracking a collision course between a rare landscape...
11) Rembrandt
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Briefly examines the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutchman who was one of the greatest artists of all time. Through reproductions of his better-known paintings and humorous cartoon illustrations, the life and work of Rembrandt are presented so that young readers can understand his significance.
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English
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Vermeer's record of the tasks and duties of women The 35 paintings that have come down to us from the hand of Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) place him beside Rembrandt and Frans Hals as one of the great masters of the golden age of Dutch art. Most of his pictures (all of which are reproduced in this book) show women about their daily business. Vermeer records the tasks and duties of women, the imperatives of virtue under which their lives were lived, and...
15) Vincent van Gogh
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Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Briefly recounts the Dutch painter's life and work.
Publisher
Toledo Museum of Art
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"Frans Hals (1582/83--1666) is one of the foremost portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age, but he only painted four family groups portraits. This publication unites these family portraits--including one that is now in sections--along with related works by the artist and his contemporaries and examines the topic of Hals's family portraiture as a whole, placing it in the context of his complete oeuvre"--Back cover
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English
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"New York Times bestselling author and art critic Laura Cumming reveals the fascinating, little-known story of the Thunderclap--the massive explosion at a gunpowder store in Holland that killed Carel Fabritius, renowned painter of The Goldfinch, and nearly killed Johannes Vermeer, painter of Girl with a Pearl Earring--two of the greatest artists of the 17th century"--
20) Johannes Vermeer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Presents the life and accomplishments of the Dutch painter known for his use of color, discussing his childhood, art education, family life, and famous works.