Format:
152 S.
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zahlr. Ill.
ISBN:
9789462081703
Content:
Fear, sadness, surprise, anger, lust and love - virtuallynothing was more important in the paintings ofthe Golden Age than convincingly depicting humanemotions. In this publication, the Frans Hals Museumand Rembrandt expert Gary Schwartz present aselection of masterpieces in which these emotions aresublimely portrayed.According to seventeenth-century connoisseurs, thebeauty of a painting was not even half as importantas the passions that could be seen in that painting;they formed the soul of the work. Painters such asRembrandt, Frans Hals, Maerten van Heemskerck andCornelis van Haarlem were masters at depicting a rangeof emotions. Their works are presented in a new context- the emotional life - and with a focus on the flourishingscientific study of emotions in our own time.Emotions will be published in conjunction with the firstexhibition in the Netherlands to present this essentialcomponent of painting. 0Exhibition: Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, the Netherlands (11.10.2014-15.02.2015)
Content:
Fear, sadness, surprise, anger, lust and love - virtually nothing was more important in the paintings ofthe Golden Age than convincingly depicting human emotions. In this publication, the Frans Hals Museum and Rembrandt expert Gary Schwartz present a selection of masterpieces in which these emotions are sublimely portrayed. According to seventeenth-century connoisseurs, the beauty of a painting was not even half as important as the passions that could be seen in that painting; they formed the soul of the work. Painters such as Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Maerten van Heemskerck and Cornelis van Haarlem were masters at depicting a range of emotions. Their works are presented in a new context - the emotional life - and with a focus on the flourishing scientific study of emotions in our own time. Emotions will be published in conjunction with the first exhibition in the Netherlands to present this essential component of painting. Exhibition: Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, the Netherlands (11.10.2014-15.02.2015)
Note:
Literaturverz. S. 147 - 151
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789462081697
Language:
English
Subjects:
Art History
Keywords:
Niederlande
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Malerei
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Gefühl
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Schmerz
;
Freude
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Geschichte 1600-1700
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Author information:
Schwartz, Gary 1940-
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