Early Modern Dutch Prints of Africa

Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth A. Sutton is Assistant Professor of Art History at The University of Northern Iowa! USA. Klappentext In this study! art historian Elizabeth Sutton reads the engravings of Pieter de Marees' Description and Historical Account of the Gold Kingdom of Guinea (1602) as a demonstration of the intertwining domains of the Dutch pictorial tradition! intellectual inquiry and Dutch mercantilism. Zusammenfassung In this study, art historian Elizabeth Sutton reads the engravings of Pieter de Marees' Description and Historical Account of the Gold Kingdom of Guinea (1602) as a demonstration of the intertwining domains of the Dutch pictorial tradition, intellectual inquiry and Dutch mercantilism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction; Negotiating trade and travel in North Holland; The Description and Historical Account of the Gold Kingdom of Guinea by Pieter de Marees; Analogy and anthropology; To inform and delight; Emblematic map borders; Legacies; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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• Autori: Elizabeth A. Sutton, Elizabetha. Sutton, Sutton Elizabeth A.
• Editore: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.12.2012
• EAN: 9781409439707
• ISBN: 978-1-4094-3970-7
• Pagine: 280
• Serie: Transculturalisms, 1400-1700; Transculturalisms, 1400-1700
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; Africa, ART / History / General, ART / African, ART / Prints, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Art, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Prints & printmaking, C 1600 To C 1700, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, Prints and printmaking