Mirror of Empire Dutch Marine Art of the 17th Century

Summary: The Dutch of the seventeenth century were the first Europeans to specialise in marine art, and the achievements of the celebrated Dutch masters attest to the vitality and enduring appeal of Dutch marine art. Mirror of Empire is a catalogue that accompanies a travelling exhibition sponsored by The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. It is the first survey in English of Dutch marine art of the seventeenth century and includ...es many of the works of both Willem Van de Velde the Elder and Willem Van de Velde the Younger. The catalogue focuses on paintings, drawings, prints, sea charts and related cartographical material, while stressing the relationship between marine art and Dutch history, commerce and the tremendous significance of Dutch ship design. It also provides biographies of Dutch marine artists and contributors' essays on related topics that help explain the works of art within the larger historical context of theirFIeriod.. [read more]