Creating Distinctions in Dutch Genre Painting : : Repetition and Invention / / Angela Ho.

In the mid- to late seventeenth century, a number of Dutch painters created a new type of refined genre painting that was much admired by elite collectors. In this book, Angela Ho uses the examples of Gerrit Dou, Gerard ter Borch, and Frans van Mieris to show how this group of artists made creative...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Visual and Material Culture, 1300 –1700 ; 1
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.) :; 16 color plates, 70 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Key Concepts
  • 2. A Niche of One’s Own: Gerrit Dou’s Brand-Building Project
  • 3. The Pleasure of Novelty: Gerard ter Borch’s Innovation
  • 4. Invention through Repetition: Imitation and Emulation in the Work of Frans van Mieris
  • Epilogue: On Signature Products, Knock-Offs, and Product Lines
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index