Rembrandt's Orient : West meets East in Dutch art of the seventeenth century / Exhibition Gary Schwartz; Catalogue: Bodo Brinkmann ... [et al.] ; Edited by Bodo Brinkmann ... [et al.] ; With contributions by Bodo Brinkmann, Jan de Hond ... [et al.]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Munich ; New York : Prestel, [2020]Description: 328 p. : ill. ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9783791359632
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ND1460.E95 R46 2020
Contents:
(from table of contents) Foreword -- Distant inspiration : an introduction to the exhibition / Gary Schwartz -- Essays. The fascination of the East : trade and art in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century / Erik Spaans -- "The exquisiteness of the goods the Indian gives us" : non-European objects in seventeenth-century Dutch still lifes and interiors / Michael Philipp -- "Utterly artless" or "Exceedingly noble" : Ottoman, Mughal, and Safavid art in the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries / Jan de Hond -- Convention and uniqueness : Rembrandt's response to the East / Gary Schwartz -- The fear of Barbary pirates : privateers and Christian slaves in the seventeenth century / Roelof van Gelder -- Knowledge from the East : collecting Oriental manuscripts in the Dutch Republic in the age of Rembrandt / Arnoud Vrolijk -- Catalog of exhibited works. Turbans and silk robes : bringing the Orient home -- Paths to prosperity : trade and war -- Understanding the world : collections and research -- The landscape of the Bible : early Rembrandt and his influences -- Light in the temple : Rembrandt in Amersterdam and his followers -- True to life? Or mere convention? -- Familiarizing the exotic : Rembrandt's adaptation of the Orient.
Summary: "This book sheds light on the fascinating ways Rembrandt and other Golden Age painters were influenced by Eastern culture. 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 cultural 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. The problematic term "Orient" was widely used in Rembrandt's time and will be discussed at great length in this catalogue."--
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"This catalog is published in conjunction with the exhibition Rembrandt's Orient: West meets East in Dutch art of the seventeenth century, Kunstmuseum Basel, October 31, 2020, to February 14, 2021; Museum Barberini, Potsdam, March 13 to June 27, 2021"--Colophon.

"A volume in the Museum Barberini publication series"--Book jacket flap.

"Translation of German texts ...: Lance Anderson ..., Catherine Bindman ..., Simon Cowper/Melanie Newton ..., Nicola Morris/Lucy Powell ..., Bronwen Saunders ..."--Page 328.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-323).

(from table of contents) Foreword -- Distant inspiration : an introduction to the exhibition / Gary Schwartz -- Essays. The fascination of the East : trade and art in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century / Erik Spaans -- "The exquisiteness of the goods the Indian gives us" : non-European objects in seventeenth-century Dutch still lifes and interiors / Michael Philipp -- "Utterly artless" or "Exceedingly noble" : Ottoman, Mughal, and Safavid art in the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries / Jan de Hond -- Convention and uniqueness : Rembrandt's response to the East / Gary Schwartz -- The fear of Barbary pirates : privateers and Christian slaves in the seventeenth century / Roelof van Gelder -- Knowledge from the East : collecting Oriental manuscripts in the Dutch Republic in the age of Rembrandt / Arnoud Vrolijk -- Catalog of exhibited works. Turbans and silk robes : bringing the Orient home -- Paths to prosperity : trade and war -- Understanding the world : collections and research -- The landscape of the Bible : early Rembrandt and his influences -- Light in the temple : Rembrandt in Amersterdam and his followers -- True to life? Or mere convention? -- Familiarizing the exotic : Rembrandt's adaptation of the Orient.

"This book sheds light on the fascinating ways Rembrandt and other Golden Age painters were influenced by Eastern culture. 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 cultural 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. The problematic term "Orient" was widely used in Rembrandt's time and will be discussed at great length in this catalogue."--

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