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

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Edited by Thijs Weststeijn
2013
Published by: Amsterdam University Press
summary
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. 

Table of Contents

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Cover

Half-Title Page, Series Page, Title Page, Copyright

Contents

pp. 5-6

Preface: Approaches to a Multifaceted Master

pp. 7-20

Prolog: Samuel van Hoogstraten and the Golden Age of Dutch Art, Literature, and Science: The Present Book and Future Research

pp. 21-34

Chapter 1 – Van Hoogstraten’s Theory of Theory of Art – Jan Blanc

pp. 35-52

Chapter 2 – Paradoxical Passages: The Work of Framing in the Art of Samuel van Hoogstraten – Celeste Brusati

pp. 53-76

Chapter 3 – The Young Samuel van Hoogstraten, Corrected by Rembrandt – Ben Broos

pp. 77-96

Chapter 4 – “Zwierich van sprong”: Samuel van Hoogstraten’s Night Watch – Paul Taylor

pp. 97-114

Chapter 5 – Samuel van Hoogstraten’s Personal Letter-Rack Paintings: Tributes with a Message – Michiel Roscam Abbing

pp. 115-138

Chapter 6 – A Pledge of Marital Domestic Bliss: Samuel van Hoogstraten’s Perspective Box in the National Gallery, London – Herman Colenbrander

pp. 139-160

Chapter 7 – Van Hoogstraten’s Success in Britain – Fatma Yalcin

pp. 161-182

Chapter 8 – Samuel van Hoogstraten, the First Dutch Novelist? – Thijs Weststeijn

pp. 183-208

Chapter 9 – Great Respect and Complete Bafflement: Arnold Houbraken’s Mixed Opinion of Samuel van Hoogstraten – Hendrik J. Horn

pp. 209-240

Appendix – Arnold Houbraken’s references to Samuel van Hoogstraten and his ‘Introduction to the Academy of Painting’ – Edited and Translated by Hendrik J. Horn

pp. 241-258

Bibliography

pp. 259-278

List of Illustrations

pp. 279-284

About the Authors

pp. 285-288

Index

pp. 289-296

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