The Group Portraiture of Holland (Texts and Documents Series)

Alois Riegl

ISBN 10: 089236548X / ISBN 13: 9780892365487

Published by Oxford University Press March 2000, 2000

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Title: The Group Portraiture of Holland (Texts and ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press March 2000

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

In The Group Portraiture of Holland, art historian Alois Riegl (1858-1905) argues that the artists of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Holland radically altered the beholders relationship to works of art. Group portraits by artists such as Rembrandt and Frans Halls reflect an egalitarian viewpoint not found in the more hierarchically structured Italian works of the same period. First published in 1902 and here in English for the first time, the book opened up areas of inquiry that continue to engage scholars today.

Review:

"A superb, clear, and colloquial translation. An exciting event for the field." -- Choice

"Great, even thrilling art criticism." -- Artforum

"This is one of the great books of art-historical thought." -- Art in America