Hardcover
1991 · New Haven and London
by Walford, E. John
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1991. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (previous owner's name inside in ink, ex-library with labels and stamps on dj spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear. Pages are otherwise clear.). Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dj; xii, 243 pp. 150 BW illustrations, 50 color plates. Jacob van Ruisdael is widely acknowledged as one of the great Dutch landscape artists of the 17th century. This major study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the artist's work and critical reception. Contents: Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- I : Ruisdael's Life -- II: The Perception of Landscape -- III: Landscapes for Contemplative Delight -- IV: Ruisdael's Works: The 1640s -- V: Foreign and Domestic Motifs: The Early 1650s -- VI: Foreign and Domestic Motifs: Mid Late 1650s -- VII: Watermills, City Views, Forests and Swamps: The 1660s -- VIII: Waterfalls, Falt Landscapes, Marines, and Winters: The 1660s -- IX: Ruisdael's Works in a Declining Art Market: 1670- 1682 -- X: Ruisdael's Critics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.
(Inventory #: 163338)