Art, Honor and Success in The Dutch Republic
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Art, Honor and Success in The Dutch Republic by Judith Noorman
Focusing on the interrelationship between Jacob van Loo's art, honor, and career, this book argues that Van Loo's lifelong success and unblemished reputation were by no means incompatible, as art historians have long assumed, with his specialization in painting nudes and his conviction for manslaughter. Van Loo's iconographic specialty - the nude - allowed his clientele to present themselves as judges of beauty and display their mastery of decorum, while his portraiture perfectly expressed his clients' social and political ambitions. Van Loo's honor explains why his success lasted a lifetime, whereas that of Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Vermeer did not. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book reinterprets the manslaughter case as a sign that Van Loo's elite patrons recognized him as a gentleman and highly-esteemed artist.
"Art, Honor and Success in the Dutch Republic: The Life and Career of Jacob van Loo makes many noteworthy contributions to our understanding of Van Loo’s career and art within the cultural milieus of the Dutch Republic and Paris"
-Wayne Franits, HNA Review of Books, July 2020
-Wayne Franits, HNA Review of Books, July 2020
Noorman, Judith: - Judith Noorman is an Art Historian at the University of Amsterdam. In 2016 she guest curated the exhibition Rembrandt's Naked Truth. Drawing Nude Models in the Golden Age (Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam).
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| ISBN 13 | 9789462987982 |
| ISBN 10 | 946298798X |
| Title | Art, Honor and Success in The Dutch Republic |
| Author | Judith Noorman |
| Series | Amsterdam Studies In The Dutch Golden Age |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Year published | 2020-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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