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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Dutch color Dutch color Douglas Jones In seventeenth-century Holland, a young woman vows to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance following a voyage to Venice to obtain paint color recipes for the painters of Utrecht. OL15059882W
Rembrandt Rembrandt Ernest Lloyd Raboff A brief biography of the seventeenth-century Dutch artist accompanies a discussion of thirteen of his works. OL15839452W
Senses and sins Senses and sins Johannes Vermeer,Jan Steen,Jeroen Giltaij,Peter Hecht,Alexandra Gaba-van Dongen,Adriaen Brouwer,Gerritt Dou,Adriaen van Ostade "This volume provides an overview of the most important of these masters of seventeenth-century Dutch painting. Still capable of holding us spellbound today, the exuberant, erotic, elegant, and enigm… OL1649446W
The ambassador, the sultan, and the artist The ambassador, the sultan, and the artist Duncan Bull,Günsel Renda When the Dutch ambassador Cornelis Calkoen came to the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul to present his credentials to Sultan Ahmed III, he had this important event recorded by the painter Jean Baptiste Van… OL18851872W
The poetry of everyday life The poetry of everyday life Jacob van Ruisdael,Ronni Baer,Franz Hals,Balthasar van der Ast,Re Rembrandt,Jan van der Heyden "Seventeenth-century Dutch paintings were often made for a newly wealthy middle class and were of a size, subject, and scale appropriate to their homes. Predominantly Protestant and ruled by an oliga… OL19126199W
Traces of Vermeer Traces of Vermeer Jane Jelley "Johannes Vermeer's luminous paintings are loved and admired around the world, yet we do not understand how they were made. We see sunlit spaces; the glimmer of satin, silver, and linen; we see the s… OL19723902W
Ferdinand Bol and Govert Flinck Ferdinand Bol and Govert Flinck Norbert Middelkoop,Ferdinand Bol Bol and Flinck are Rembrandt's two most important pupils. Their impressive work is admired all over the world, streets have been named after them, and after three and a half centuries this exhibition… OL19761047W
Rembrandt Rembrandt Ceciel de Bie,Martijn Leenen An introduction to the life and work of the Dutch artist. OL20141231W
Vangao Vangao Connolly, Sean Introduces the life and work of Vincent van Gogh, discussing his early years, life in Holland, London, Paris, and southern France, and development as a painter. OL24236260W
Rembrandt van Rijn Rembrandt van Rijn Jayne Woodhouse Presents a brief overview of the life and work of this seventeenth-century Dutch painter, describing and giving examples of his work. OL2657211W
The art of describing The art of describing Svetlana Alpers "The art historian after Erwin Panofsky and Ernst Gombrich is not only participating in an activity of great intellectual excitement; he is raising and exploring issues which lie very much at the cen… OL3475855W
What makes a Van Gogh a Van Gogh? What makes a Van Gogh a Van Gogh? Richard Mühlberger Explores such art topics as style, composition, color, and subject matter as they relate to twelve works by Van Gogh. OL3482193W
Pieter Lastman Pieter Lastman Astrid Tümpel 190 p. : 28 cm OL3790998W
Karel Appel Karel Appel Kenneth White,Donald Kuspit,Jean-Clarence Lambert,Marshall McLahan,Jean Fremon,Johannes Gachnang,Karel Appel 427 p. : 21 cm OL4158858W
Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh Connolly, Sean Introduces the life and work of Vincent van Gogh, discussing his early years, life in Holland, London, Paris, and southern France, and development as a painter. OL443545W
Zwolle in de Gouden Eeuw Zwolle in de Gouden Eeuw J. C. Streng 128 p. : 29 cm OL748130W