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From Follett
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Class Distinctions: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: October 11, 2015-January 18, 2016; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri: February 20-May 29, 2016"--Colophon.;Translated from the Dutch.;Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-316) and index.;The anatomy of society / Henk van Nierop -- Smelling rank and status / Herman Roodenburg -- Ambition and apparel / Marieke de Winkel -- Laying the table / Sanny de Zoete -- Ownership of paintings in the Dutch Golden Age / Eric Jan Sluijter -- Stadholders and the court -- Nobles and aspiring nobles -- Regents and wealthy merchants / with Ian Kennedy -- Professions and trades / with Ian Kennedy -- Women at work -- Labor -- The indigent -- Where the classes meet -- Artists biographies / John Hawley. "The...array of Dutch paintings gathered here--by artists such as Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Pieter de Hooch and Gerard ter Borch, as well as Rembrandt and Vermeer--illuminated by essays from leading scholars, invites us to explore a vibrant early modern society and its reflection in a golden age of...painting"--Provided by publisher.
From the Publisher
The Dutch Republic in the 17th century was home to one of the greatest flowerings of painting in the history of Western art. Freed from the constraints of royal and church patronage, artists created a rich outpouring of works that circulated through an open market to patrons and customers at every level of Dutch society. The closely observed details of daily life captured in portraits, genre scenes and landscapes offer a wealth of information about the possessions, activities and circumstances that distinguished members of the social classes, from the nobility to the urban poor. The dazzling array of paintings gathered here--by artists such as Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Pieter de Hooch and Gerard ter Borch, as well as Rembrandt and Vermeer--illuminated by essays from leading scholars, invites us to explore a vibrant early modern society and its reflection in a golden age of brilliant painting.