The upside-down world : meetings with the Dutch masters
Moser, Benjamin2023
Book
Twenty years ago, Benjamin Moser followed a love affair to an ancient Dutch town. In order to make sense of the place where he had ended up, Moser threw himself into the world of the painters of Dutch Golden Age, Rembrandt, Hals, and Vermeer among them, and found himself confronting the bigger questions those artists asked. Why do we make art, and why do we need it? Who, and what, is an artist? How can art help us see ourselves and others? And in a world without religion, can art provide a substitute for God? As he explored the Dutch museums, Moser met a crowd of fascinating personalities: the stormy Rembrandt, the intimate Ter Borch, the mysterious Vermeer. Now, in this colourful, brilliant and idiosyncratic book, he unveils the whole hidden world of the Dutch Masters (and one Mistress).
Main title:
The upside-down world : meetings with the Dutch masters / Benjamin Moser.
Author:
Moser, Benjamin, author
Imprint:
UK : Allen Lane, 2023.
Collation:
xv, 379 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241586457 (hbk)
Dewey class:
759.9492759.949
Language:
English
Related title:
The upside-down world : meetings with the Dutch masters
Subject:
Painting, Dutch -- 17th century -- InfluencePainting, Dutch -- 18th century -- InfluencePainting, Dutch -- 17th century -- AppreciationPainting, Dutch -- 18th century -- AppreciationPainters -- Netherlands -- HistoryArt and societyArt appreciationArt and DesignNetherlands16th century, c 1500 to c 159917th century, c 1600 to c 1699Theory of artHistory of art
BRN:
1275540