A lecture: seascapes, lions and the Dutch economy
The seventeenth century saw a rise in the number of Dutch artists painting ships. No longer props for religious stories or metaphors for the soul, ships became emblems of political and economic power. In this lecture Timothy Brook explores the reasons why and mechanisms by which Dutch artists painted ships so prolifically and examines the impact that Holland’s trade with China had on Dutch viewers’ enjoyment of seascaSource : TheRoyalChannel le 7 nov. 2011.
En 2010, aux éditions Payot, parution de : Tim Brook, Le Chapeau de Vermeer (Titre original : Vermeer’s Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World, New York: Bloomsbury; Toronto: Penguin; London: Profile, 2008 ).
OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Jacqueline Nivard (6 novembre 2012). A lecture: seascapes, lions and the Dutch economy. ChinElectrodoc. Consulté le 20 septembre 2024 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/mqbn
