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Author
Publisher
Wbooks
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The seventeenth century is often known as the Dutch Golden Age, not only because of the great wealth the country amassed but also because of the impressive cultural flowering. The art of painting in particular reached a high point. Throughout the century, countless highly talented artists created masterpieces that still evoke our admiration more than four centuries later. Their paintings are the jewels in the collections of museums all over the world....
Publisher
De Kroon, Wissenraet & Associes
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
From the booklet: This film centers largely on German artist Joseph Beuys hypothesis that Dutch light lost its extraordinary radiance after the reclamation of large parts of the Zuyder Zee in the mid-1950's. Artists, art historians and scientists share their personal and often contradictory views in an attempt to answer some of the questions surrounding the myth of Dutch light. It was filmed over a 12 month period on location in the Netherlands, Provence...
9) Rembrandt
Author
Publisher
Scala Books in association with the Rijksmuseum Foundation, Armsterdam
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
13) Close to Vermeer
Publisher
Kino Video
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Nederlands
Description
Go behind the scenes of the largest Vermeer exhibition ever mounted, now on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Capturing the imagination of the art world, with glowing reviews, global press, and tickets sold out through the entirety of its run, the Rijksmuseum's Vermeer retrospective is nothing short of a historic event. This fascinating documentary is a unique opportunity to discover what goes on behind the scenes at exhibitions of this scale,...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
In this look at seven paintings by Jan Vermeer, author Bob Raczka takes on the role of interviewer and the people in the paintings become his willing subjects.
19) Piet Mondrian
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A visual analysis of the major works of Piet Mondrian.