Contending Representations I:
The Dutch Republic and the Lure
of Monarchy
Edited by Joris Oddens, Alessandro Metlica and
Gloria Moorman. 212 pp. incl. 157 col ills. (Brepols,
Turnhout, 2023), £45. ISBN 978–2–503–60517–3. |
:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Town hall on Dam Square, Amsterdam,
by Gerrit Berckheyde. 1693. Oil on canvas,
53 by 63.5 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
The Intimate Rembrandt
By Christopher White. 256 pp. incl.
163 col. ills. (Unicorn Press, Norwich, 2022),
£40. ISBN 978–1–8383953–2–2. |
:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. A woman in bed (Sarah waiting for Tobias),
by Rembrandt. 164[7]. Oil on canvas, 81.1
by 67.8 cm. (arched top). (National Galleries
of Scotland, Edinburgh).
Book Review
Rarities of These Lands: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Dutch Republic
Rarities of These Lands: Art, Trade,
and Diplomacy in the Dutch Republic
By Claudia Swan. 336 pp. incl. 140 col. ills.
(Princeton University Press, Princeton and
Oxford, 2021), £50. ISBN 978–0–691–20796–4. |
:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Triumphal procession with goods from east
and west, by Jacob van Campen. 1649–51. Oil
on canvas, 383.5 by 204.5 cm. (Paleis Huis ten
Bosch, The Hague).
Slavery: Ten True Stories
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
19th May–29th August |
:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Branding iron
with the letters
‘GWC’. Steel, 3.7
by 2.2 cm. (De
Nederlandsche
Bank, National
Numismatic
Collection,
Amsterdam; exh.
Rijksmuseum,
Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
19. Map of
Suriname, by
Alexander de
Lavaux. 1737.
Silk, 186.5
by 215.5 cm.
(Rijksmuseum,
Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
20. Detail of
Fig.19, showing
Maroons being
forced from their
settlements.
Attributed works:
21. Installation
view of Slavery:
Ten True
Stories at the
Rijksmuseum,
Amsterdam, 2021,
showing Blue
beads from Sint
Eustatius. 18th–
19th century.
Glass, various
dimensions.
(Private
collection).
86. Still life with turkey pie, by Pieter Claesz. 1627 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
Attributed works:
87. Panel with a vase of flowers, a parrot and insects, by Dirck van Rijswijck. 1654 (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden; exh. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
Non-western art unattributed:
85. Chest belonging to Cornelis van der Lijn. Japan, c.1635-45 (State Historical Museum, Moscow; exh. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
Publication Received
Dutch New York. Between East & West. The World of Margrieta van Varick