Jacob van Ruisdael is the preeminent Dutch landscape painter of the seventeenth century, rewned for the wealth of closely observed naturalistic detail in his works. This beautiful book, written by one of the most distinguished scholars of Dutch art, is a catalogue raisonne of Ruisdael's landscapes: almost 700 paintings, more than 130 drawings, and 13 rare etchings.Seymour Slive demonstrates the totality of the artist's vision in all three media, offering comprehensive and perceptive entries on all catalogued works. He also presents and discusses paintings and drawings that have been wrongly attributed to Ruisdael or whose status is uncertain. In addition, Slive provides a documented chrology of Ruisdael's life based on a fresh examination of published and unpublished archival material; a chrological list of his dated works in all media; a topographical index; and concordances. In two appendices, Slive reviews the proposal that Ruisdael had a second profession as a medical doctor and discusses the copies John Constable made of Ruisdael's landscapes during the course of his lifelong passion for the master.The combination of text and lavish reproductions makes this volume both a major work of scholarship and a vivid testimony to Ruisdael's ongoing legacy.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Tbs the Book Service Ltd
ISBN-10
089659226x
ISBN-13
9780896592261
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104507441
Product Key Features
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Fine Arts / Art History
Author
Seymour Slive
Additional Product Features
Out-Of-Print Date
14/02/1992
Date of Publication
01/12/1981
Content Note
Ill.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
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