Dutch Art: An Encyclopedia

by Sheila D. Muller (Editor)

Overview

An illustrated feast for the eye and intellect
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 147 black-and-white photographs and 16 pages in full color. More than 100 internationally recognized scholars, museum professionals, artists, and art critics contributed signed essays to this monumental work, including historians, sociologists, and literary historians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815300656
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1997
Series:	Garland Reference Library of the Humanities Series
Pages:	680
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Readers Guide and Bibliographical Note, Contributors, Encyclopedia, Index

Editorial Reviews

"Comprehensive and easy to reference, this is a valuable tool for the researcher, scholar and artwriter." — Art Times
"An excellent, in-depth coverage of the extent of Dutch art, history, and cultural history." — The Bookwatch
"In their sophisticated yet clear exposition and analysis, Muller and her 100 contributors have produced the sort of scholarly encyclopedia that every nation's artistic heritage deserves." — Rettig on Reference
"Opens many new doors of discovery." — Arts Beat
"A worthwhile purchase for any academic, special, or public library interested in Dutch art." — Library Journal
"A sound survey of a profoundly important and enormously interesting topic; its comprehensive coverage...makes it a valuable addition to any research library..highly recommended." — ARBA 98
"Unique. The coverage is enormous. The work is extremeley well organized as well as fulsome. This project is unprecedented in scope and depth. One cannot help but come away with a sense of how rich and diverse the field is. I recommend Dutch Art: An Encyclopedia to any library with more than minimal holdings in art history and allied fields." — Art Documentation
"A welcome, scholarly, and handsome contribution to the discourse on Dutch art..highly recommended for all art collections." — Reference and User Services Quarterly

From the Publisher

Made up of biographies, narrative art histories, and subject entries covering the late 1400s to the present, this source, edited by a professor of Renaissance and baroque art and architecture at the University of Utah, is the first reference survey of Dutch art as a whole. Once past the dreadful reproductions, one comes across quite interesting entries that feature helpful See also references and bibliographies. The entries are signed, and the list of contributors and their affiliations is impressive. Though some of the entries are peculiarly titlede.g., "Monuments to Artists," "North American Painting, Dutch Influences"the index proves to be most practical in locating specific works. A glossary would have been helpful, but this is still a worthwhile purchase for any academic, special, or public library interested in Dutch art.Jennifer L.S. Moldwin, Detroit Inst. of Arts Lib.

Library Journal

Explores developments in art, art history, art criticism, and cultural history of the Netherlands from the 15th century to the 1990s, illustrated with high-quality b&w and color illustrations and photos. About one-third of the material is devoted to biography and one-third to narrative art history, while the rest focuses on specific subjects places and events, with stylistic arguments examined from multiple viewpoints. Includes cross-references and a glossary. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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