Tag Dutch Golden Age

Lowlands Travelogue: Amsterdam

In Elisabeth de Bièvre’s book Dutch Art and Urban Culture, 1200-1700, the author explains how distinct geographical circumstances and histories shaped unique urban developments in different locations in the Netherlands and, in turn, fundamentally informed the art and visual culture of individual cities. In seven chapters, each devoted to a city, the book

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Lowlands travelogue: Haarlem

In Elisabeth de Bièvre’s book Dutch Art and Urban Cultures, 1200-1700, the author explains how distinct geographical circumstances and histories shaped unique urban developments in different locations in the Netherlands and, in turn, fundamentally informed the art and visual culture of individual cities.  In seven chapters, each devoted to a single city, the

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Rembrandt’s Revolutionary Jesus

How could a man who lived a millennium and a half after Jesus have drawn him from life? Because Rembrandt was the first artist to use a live model for Christ, the origins of his portraits remained a mystery for a long time. Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus, edited by Lloyd DeWitt, discusses these paintings and drawings from an exhibition opening tomorrow at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

ForeWord Magazine Honors YUP

We are pleased to announce that ForeWord Magazine has honored several of our titles with awards in this year’s Books of the Year list. Dr. Arthur W. Perry’s Straight Talk About Cosmetic Surgery took the Gold Prize in the Health category. Harold J. Cook’s Matters of Exchange: Commerce, Medicine, and

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