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Clandestine splendor : paintings for the Catholic Church in the Dutch Republic / Xander van Eck.
- Title
- Clandestine splendor : paintings for the Catholic Church in the Dutch Republic / Xander van Eck.
- Author
- Eck, Xander van
- Publication
- Zwolle : Waanders, c2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | ND1432.N4 E35 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 240 p. : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.
- Summary
- "This book provides a survey of Catholic Northern Netherlandish history painting during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, against the background of a rich Counter Reformation culture which flourished in the Protestant-ruled country. Above the altars and along the walls of these hidden churches, ambitious monumental paintings appeared, depicting biblical themes and devout tales. They were mostly created by prominent artists who also supported the Catholic faith themselves, like Abraham Bloemaert from Utrecht, Pieter de Grebber from Haarlem and Jacob de Wit from Amsterdam." "The devotional and church political preferences of the patrons get as much attention as the ambitions of the artists. Apart from that, the context of the church interior, with its statues, altars, silver and religious garments is examined in detail. And of course, the effects of restrictions in religious freedom on decorational possibilities are discussed."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Studies in Netherlandish art and cultural history ; v. 9
- Uniform Title
- Studies in Netherlandish art and cultural history v. 9.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-224) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Abraham Bloemaert and the art of the Counter-reformation in Italy and the Southern Netherlands -- Willibrord and Boniface : evangelists and national saints. -- The Haarlem painters and their patrons -- Rotating altarpieces in Amsterdam -- In spirit and truth : clandestine churches of the old Catholic clergy and the schism of Utrecht -- Decorative programs in the Clandestine churches of the regular clergy.
- ISBN
- 9789040084683 (geb)
- 9040084688 (geb)
- OCLC
- 212328248
- SCSB-10311156
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library