A vivid and exciting account of royal collectors, art dealers,
connoisseurs, and the rise of old master paintings Old master
paintings are among the most valuable and prestigious of the visual
arts, and the best examples command the highest prices of any
luxury commodity. In Kings and Connoisseurs, Jonathan Brown tells
the story of how painting rose to this exalted status. The
transformation of painting from an inexpensive to a costly art form
reached a crucial stage in the royal courts of Europe in the
seventeenth century, where rulers and aristocrats assembled huge
collections, often in short periods of time. By comparing
collecting and collectors at these courts, Brown explains the
formation of new attitudes toward pictures, as well as the
mechanisms that supported the enterprise of collecting, including
the emergence of the art dealer, the development of
connoisseurship, and the publication of sumptuous picture books of
various collections. The result is an exciting narrative of greed
and passion, played out against a background of international
politics and intrigue.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Bollingen Series |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Jonathan Brown
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Dimensions: |
254 x 203mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
264 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-25285-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-691-25285-8 |
Barcode: |
9780691252858 |
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