Sublime in the Visual Culture of the Seventeenth Century Dutch Republi

Summary

Contrary to what Kant believed about the Dutch (and their visual culture) as “being of an orderly and diligent position” and thus having no feeling for the sublime, this book argues that the sublime played an important role in seventeenth-century Dutch visual culture.

Product details

• Authors: Stijn Bussels, Stijn (Leiden University Bussels, Bussels Stijn, Bram Van Oostveldt
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2023
• EAN: 9781032375878
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3237587-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, ART / European, Netherlands, History of Art, Philosophy: aesthetics, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, C 1600 To C 1700, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800