Painting and publishing as cultural industries : the fabric of creativity in the Dutch Republic, 1580-1800

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    • Rasterhoff, Claartje

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Painting and publishing as cultural industries : the fabric of creativity in the Dutch Republic, 1580-1800

Claartje Rasterhoff

(Amsterdam studies in the Dutch Golden Age)

Amsterdam University Press, [2017]

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-336) and index

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Description

The Dutch Republic was a cultural powerhouse in the modern era, producing lasting masterpieces in painting and publishing, and in the process transforming those fields from modest trades to booming industries. This book asks the question of how such a small nation could become such a major player in those fields. Claartje Rasterhoff shows how industrial organisations played a role in shaping patterns of growth and innovations. As early modern Dutch cultural industries were concentrated geographically, highly networked, and institutionally embedded, they were able to reduce uncertainty in the marketplace and stimulate the commercial and creative potential of painters and publishers-though those successes eventually came up against the limits of a saturated domestic market and an aversion to risk on the part of producers that ultimately brought an end to the boom.

Table of Contents

List of images, figures, and tables Introduction Part I: Publishing 1580-1610: Window of Opportunity 1610-1650: Buzz and Pipelines 1650-1800: Mature Markets Part II: Painting 1580-1610: Window of Opportunity 1610-1650: Unlocking Potential 1610-1650: Buzz and Pipelines 1650-1800: Mature Markets Conclusion Appendix I Bibliography Index (people)

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