📗 Libro en inglés THE MASTER PAINTERS OF THE DUTCH GOLDEN AGE

Named retrospectively the Golden Age was a period when the new Dutch Republic had become the most prosperous nation in Europe leading in trade science and art From 1600 for almost a century more than four million paintings were produced there and the accomplishments in realism and naturalism by a large number of Dutch artists were unprecedented These artists painted life as had never been seen before their technical skills were often outstanding and their art was distinctive in its depiction of lifelike objects places and people of all ages and backgrounds Unlike traditional Flemish and Italian Baroque paintings Dutch artists in general avoided idealisation or portrayals of splendour and instead developed their own unique and innovative styles themes and subjects The first section of this detailed book considers all this in a biographical guide to some of the greatest Dutch Golden Age artists and their work Roughly chronological in order it explains who the painters were where they lived and worked who and what taught and influenced them and why their work was often groundbreaking Among many others included are Frans Hals Rembrandt Nicolaes Maes Jan Lievens Judith Leyster Gerrit Dou Gerrit van Honthorst Adriaen Brouwer Jan Steen Hendrick