The Discovery of the Netherlands: four Countries of Dutch Landscapes Painted by its Masters - Hardcover

Os, Henk Van

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9056620274 ISBN 13: 9789056620271

Publisher: NAI Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

Published concurrently with Holland's inaugural Apeldoorn Garden and Landscape Architecture Triennial, "The Discovery of the Netherlands" explores how the genre of Dutch landscape painting has played a role in the viewer's appreciation of the landscape. Editor Henk van Os, Department Chair of Art and Society at the University of Amsterdam, contends that the function of landscape painting is to educate the viewer to appreciate, through the artists' skill, the view that the artist has chosen to portray. Van Os echoes a key tenet of nineteenth century landscape painting--that framing nature frees it for aesthetic appreciation. This volume explores how the diverse Dutch landscape has been fervently idealized by generations of Dutch artists, literally leading to the discovery of its aesthetic virtue. The publication features works by Hendrik Chabot, Jacob Maris, Anton Mauve and Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, among others. Also included is an essay on the subject of contemporary conservation by Louise Fresco.

About this edition

• Publisher: NAI Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 9056620274
• ISBN 13: 9789056620271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144