Jan van Kessel I (1626-79) : crafting a natural history of art in early modern Antwerp /

Jan van Kessel I (1626-79) : crafting a natural history of art in early modern Antwerp /

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Author / Creator:	Baadj, Nadia, author.
Imprint:	London : Harvey Miller Publishers, [2016]
Description:	208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Harvey Miller studies in Baroque art Harvey Miller studies in Baroque art.
Subject:	Kessel, Jan van, -- 1626-1679 -- Criticism and interpretation. Kessel, Jan van, -- 1626-1679. Painting, Belgian -- 17th century -- History. Nature in art -- 17th century. Natural history in art. Nature in art. Painting, Belgian. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10809819

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Varying Form of Title:	Jan van Kessel I, 1626-1679 Crafting a natural history of art in early modern Antwerp
ISBN:	9781909400238 1909400238
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index.
Summary:	"This study uses Van Kessel's art as a distinctive lens through which to examine the relationship between craft, curiosity, and the pursuit of natural knowledge in the early modern period. Each chapter situates Van Kessel within a particular context where art and natural history intersected in late seventeenth-century Antwerp. Taken together, these investigations reveal how his production responded to a unique convergence of circumstances in that city which included the growth of a popular, commercial strand of natural history, a thriving culture of art collecting and connoisseurship focused on local artists, and a burgeoning luxury industry. Van Kessel's material and conceptual interventions into the representation of nature, such as his innovative, painted 'cabinets without drawers' and witty signatures formed from insects and snakes, enabled him to redefine the scope of natural historical illustration and negotiate the value and status of the small-format cabinet picture." --

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