Dutch and Flemish Flower Pieces : Paintings, Drawings and Prints up to the Nineteenth Century (2 Volumes)

Dutch and Flemish Flower Pieces : Paintings, Drawings and Prints up to the Nineteenth Century (2 Volumes) (PDF)
English | 2020 | ISBN: 9004335897 | 1268 Pages | PDF | 167 MB

This richly illustrated book provides an overview of all known Dutch and Flemish artists up to the nineteenth century, who painted or drew flower pieces, or else made prints of them.

Contents

VOLUME I
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Backgrounds: Historical, Botanical, Cultural and Aesthetic
Chapter 2 On the Symbolism of Flowers and Animals in Still Life Paintings
Chapter 3 Artists’ Materials and Techniques
Chapter 4 The Development of Flower Pieces
Chapter 5 The Prehistory of the Flower Piece
Chapter 6 The Early Period (ca. 1600-1620)
Chapter 7 The Second Quarter of the Seventeenth Century (ca. 1620-1650)
Chapter 8 The Second Half of the Seventeenth Century (ca. 1650-1700)

VOLUME II
Chapter 9 The Eighteenth Century (ca. 1700-1800)
Chapter 10 The Flower Piece as Print
Chapter 11 About Florilegia
Chapter 12 Botanical and Zoological Aspects in Art

Appendix 1 Flora
Appendix 2 Animalia
Bibliography
Index
Photograph Credits

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