Hardcover
1999 · Grand Rapids, Mi
by Wheelock Jr., Arthur K., Goedde, Lawrence O.
Grand Rapids, Mi: Grand Rapids Art Museum, 1999. Hardcover. Grey cloth with gilt embossed title, color glossy pictorial dustjacket. xix, 116 pp., profusely illustrated in color. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Grand Rapids Art Museum in 1999./ Includes bibliographical references. "Painting in the Netherlands during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries offers a compelling visual record of the tastes and values of a prosperous society mindful of its obligation to personal and public standards. This richly illustrated volume examines twenty-six paintings by master artists from this Golden Age of Dutch art and features essays by leading scholars who explore the various interpretations of these works within the context of their culture. A Moral Compass, published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Grand Rapids Art Museum, includes individual descriptive entries on each work and artist by Henry Luttikhuizen, guest curator, an introduction by Peter Sutton and essays by Arthur Wheelock, Jr., Lawrence Goedde, and Mariƫt Westermann. These distinguished curators and art historians provide their insights on the artistic achievement of the Netherlands during an extraordinary period of maritime dominance, material affluence, and moral purpose."--Publisher's description. Contents as follows: Dedication / Cynthia P. Schneider -- Foreword / Celeste M. Adams -- Introduction / Peter C. Sutton -- A Moral Compass: Public and Private Domains in Dutch Art / Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr. -- Seafaring and Dutch Art / Lawrence O. Goedde -- Subject and Value in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting / Mariet Westermann -- Catalogue Entries / Henry M. Luttikhuizen.
(Inventory #: 167924)