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Pride and Joy: Children's Portraits in the Netherlands, 1500-1700

Categorie	Algemeen Kunst
Boeknummer	#386950-WF7
Titel	Pride and Joy: Children's Portraits in the Netherlands, 1500-1700
Auteur	Bedaux, Jan Baptist & Rudi Ekkart
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Amsterdam : Ludion Press Ghent
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	0810967308
ISBN13	9780810967304
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original red cloth, dust jacket, numerous (full page) illustrations in colour and b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting	The wonderful portraits of children that Dutch and Flemish artists painted in the late Renaissance and Baroque periods offer a fascinating look not just at the youngsters themselves -- along with their clothes, toys, and pets -- but also at the society in which they lived. The charming pictures in this unique book demonstrate that 500 years ago children were, as they are now, their parents' pride and joy. At first glance, these young people in their elaborate clothing and fancy headgear hardly resemble modern youth. But their fresh faces and vivid expressions transcend time. Superb full-page color-plates reproduce 85 of the best of these portraits -- by famous and lesser-known artists alike -- while essays by leading art and cultural historians set them in context. Countless parents have f... (Lees verder)ormal portraits or studio photographs made of their children. For them, as well as for art lovers and students, Pride and Joy should hold an irresistible fascination.
Pagina's	319
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 15,00

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