Author : Marlise Rijks
Publisher : Harvey Miller
ISBN 13 : 9781912554058
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (54 download)
Book Synopsis Artists' and Artisans' Collections in Early Modern Antwerp by : Marlise Rijks
Download or read book Artists' and Artisans' Collections in Early Modern Antwerp written by Marlise Rijks and published by Harvey Miller. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crucial role of the city of Antwerp in the history of collecting has long been noted in historical and art historical scholarship. However, up to now there has not been a foundational study of the collecting practices of broader social groups in seventeenth-century Antwerp. This present study makes up for the lack in research by focusing on collecting activities of learned artists and artisans - the social groups that, together with the educated merchants, stood at the centre of and shaped the city's cultural life. In their double roles as makers-collectors, they put a strong mark on the culture of collecting.