The Universal Art of Samuel van Hoogstraten (1627-1678): Painter, Writer, and Courtier

book: The Universal Art of Samuel van Hoogstraten (1627-1678)

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2013

The Universal Art of Samuel van Hoogstraten (1627-1678)

Painter, Writer, and Courtier

Edited by: Thijs Weststeijn

In the series Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048518593

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About this book

Samuel van Hoogstraten was not only one of Rembrandt’s most successful pupils but also a versatile painter in his own right. His experiments in optical illusion also attracted the interest of the natural scientists of his time, and he wrote some of the first Dutch novels, plays, and a treatise on painting. This rich interdisciplinary study examines how van Hoogstraten understood the relationship between art, literature, and science and how these reflected the general views of his time. Bringing to the fore hitherto unknown works, the book is an important contribution to our understanding of van Hoogstraten’s life and art.

Author / Editor information

Thijs Weststeijn is associate professor in cultural heritage studies at the University of Amsterdam.

Reviews

“This volume on the artist, writer, and poet Samuel van Hoogstraten adds considerably to our understanding of Rembrandt’s most learned and cosmopolitan pupil. The rich contributions cover all aspects of his career, highlighting little known activities such as Van Hoogstraten’s poetry and novels. These inspiring and thought-provoking proceedings complement recent monographic publications on Samuel van Hoogstraten. Moreover, this book is an important contribution to the history of knowledge in the early-modern Netherlands.”

— C. Tico Seifert, Senior Curator of Northern European Art, Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Preface. Approaches to a Multifaceted Master Open Access Download PDF	7
Prolog. Samuel van Hoogstraten and the Golden Age of Dutch Art, Literature, and Science: The Present Book and Future Research Open Access Download PDF	21
1. Van Hoogstraten’s Theory of Theory of Art Jan Blanc Open Access Download PDF	35
2. Paradoxical Passages: The Work of Framing in the Art of Samuel van Hoogstraten Celeste Brusati Open Access Download PDF	53
3. The Young Samuel van Hoogstraten, Corrected by Rembrandt Ben Broos Open Access Download PDF	77
4. “Zwierich van sprong”: Samuel van Hoogstraten’s Night Watch Paul Taylor Open Access Download PDF	97
5. Samuel van Hoogstraten’s Personal Letter-Rack Paintings: Tributes with a Message Michiel Roscam Abbing Open Access Download PDF	115
6. A Pledge of Marital Domestic Bliss: Samuel van Hoogstraten’s Perspective Box in the National Gallery, London Herman Colenbrander Open Access Download PDF	139
7. Van Hoogstraten’s Success in Britain Fatma Yalcin Open Access Download PDF	161
8. Samuel van Hoogstraten, the First Dutch Novelist? Thijs Weststeijn Open Access Download PDF	183
9. Great Respect and Complete Bafflement: Arnold Houbraken’s Mixed Opinion of Samuel van Hoogstraten Hendrik J. Horn Open Access Download PDF	209
Appendix. Arnold Houbraken’s references to Samuel van Hoogstraten and his ‘Introduction to the Academy of Painting Open Access Download PDF	241
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	259
List of illustrations Open Access Download PDF	279
About the authors Open Access Download PDF	285
Index Open Access Download PDF	289

Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 356
Illustrations
- Other: 50 color plates, 34 halftones

eBook

Published: October 15, 2013
ISBN: 9789048518593