A reevaluation of Gabriel Metsu, one of the leading genre painters of the Dutch Golden Age Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667) employed an unusual variety of styles, techniques, and subjects, making him a particularly difficult artist to characterize. From his early days in Leiden until his death in Amsterdam at the height of his career, his unparalleled mastery of the brush allowed him to paint a remarkable range of history paintings, portraits, still lifes, but most of all, exquisite genre paintings. And whatever his subject ...
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A reevaluation of Gabriel Metsu, one of the leading genre painters of the Dutch Golden Age Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667) employed an unusual variety of styles, techniques, and subjects, making him a particularly difficult artist to characterize. From his early days in Leiden until his death in Amsterdam at the height of his career, his unparalleled mastery of the brush allowed him to paint a remarkable range of history paintings, portraits, still lifes, but most of all, exquisite genre paintings. And whatever his subject matter, his work reveals an unrivalled talent for imbuing figures with a human and personable character. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Metsu held a place as one of the most celebrated painters of the Dutch Golden Age, and his works were acquired for noble collections throughout Europe, while his contemporary Johannes Vermeer was almost unheard of. In the 20th century their positions were reversed as Vermeer's reputation soared. This enlightening book resituates Metsu as one of the leading genre painters of his time. It offers a portrait of the age through his patrons and his wide network of contacts and colleagues in Amsterdam, as well as analysis of Metsu's technique as a draftsman and as a painter, and it documents the fashions and fabrics of the time through his work. Published in association with the National Gallery of Ireland Exhibition Schedule: National Gallery, Dublin 09/04/10 - 12/05/10 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam 12/16/10 - 03/21/11 National Gallery of Art, Washington 04/17/11 - 07/24/11
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Good. Size: 10x1x12; National Gallery of Ireland/National Gallery of Art/Yale University Press; Dublin/Washington/New Haven and London, 2010. Hardcover. A Good, black binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, small dent bottom front joint, mild scattered foxing to boards, very mild scattered foxing to text block edges, small dent bottom front board edge, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, some scattered foxing to verso panels and flaps, small tear and creases top spine, Dust wrapper. A good copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 210pp., appendices, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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