Rembrandt's Orient : west meets east in Dutch art of the 17th century
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Rembrandt's Orient : west meets east in Dutch art of the 17th century
Prestel, 2020
- : hbk
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Exhibition catalog
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Rembrandt's Orient: West meets East in Dutch art of the seventeenth century'", held at "Kunstmuseum Basel, October 31, 2020, to February 14, 2021; Museum Barberini, Potsdam, March 13 to June 27, 2021"--P. 328
Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-323)
"A volume in the Museum Barberini publication series"--Book jacket flap
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In the 17th century, Amsterdam was a vibrant hub of the burgeoning European trade with Asia, Africa, and the Levant, importing copious amounts of foreign items that powerfully stimulated the imagination of numerous Dutch artists. This was notably the case with Rembrandt, whose curiosity and voraciousness as a collector were legendary in his time. Throughout his prolific career, he drew on Eastern influences in genres as diverse as history painting and portraiture, including depictions in which he himself adopted Oriental styled attire. This lavishly illustrated book explores the inventive ways in which Rembrandt and his contemporaries accommodated Eastern imagery into their own repertoire, set within the wider context of Holland's rapidly expanding commercial and cultural exchange with its non-European trading partners.
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