Format:
208 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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29 cm
ISBN:
9781909400238
Series Statement:
Harvey Miller studies in Baroque art
Uniform Title:
"Monstrous creatures and diverse strange things". The curious art of Jan van Kessel I, 1626-1679
Content:
"This study uses Van Kessel's art as a distinctive lens through which to examine the relationship between craft, curiosity, and the pursuit of natural knowledge in the early modern period. Each chapter situates Van Kessel within a particular context where art and natural history intersected in late seventeenth-century Antwerp. Taken together, these investigations reveal how his production responded to a unique convergence of circumstances in that city which included the growth of a popular, commercial strand of natural history, a thriving culture of art collecting and connoisseurship focused on local artists, and a burgeoning luxury industry. Van Kessel's material and conceptual interventions into the representation of nature, such as his innovative, painted 'cabinets without drawers' and witty signatures formed from insects and snakes, enabled him to redefine the scope of natural historical illustration and negotiate the value and status of the small-format cabinet picture." --
Content:
"This study uses Van Kessel's art as a distinctive lens through which to examine the relationship between craft, curiosity, and the pursuit of natural knowledge in the early modern period. Each chapter situates Van Kessel within a particular context where art and natural history intersected in late seventeenth-century Antwerp. Taken together, these investigations reveal how his production responded to a unique convergence of circumstances in that city which included the growth of a popular, commercial strand of natural history, a thriving culture of art collecting and connoisseurship focused on local artists, and a burgeoning luxury industry. Van Kessel's material and conceptual interventions into the representation of nature, such as his innovative, painted 'cabinets without drawers' and witty signatures formed from insects and snakes, enabled him to redefine the scope of natural historical illustration and negotiate the value and status of the small-format cabinet picture." --
Note:
Seite 3: "This study began as a doctoral dissertation at the University of Michigan." - https://lsa.umich.edu/histart/graduates/dissertation-titles.html
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Dissertation University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts 2012
Language:
English
Subjects:
Art History
Keywords:
Kessel, Jan van 1626-1679
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Malerei
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Naturdarstellung
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Naturbeobachtung
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Hochschulschrift
Author information:
Kessel, Jan van 1626-1679
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