The Moving Statues of Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam - Automata, Waxworks, Fountains, Labyrinths

Info autore

Angela Vanhaelen is Professor of Art History at McGill University. She is the author of the award-winning book The Wake of Iconoclasm: Painting the Church in the Dutch Republic, also published by Penn State University Press.

Riassunto

Explores the visual and cultural history of Amsterdam in the early modern era, focusing on the doolhoven: winding mazes behind pubs and taverns that featured pleasure gardens, waterworks, wax galleries, and automata.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Angela (Associate Professor of Art History Vanhaelen, Vanhaelen Angela
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.03.2022
• EAN: 9780271091402
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09140-2
• Dimensioni: 203 mm x 254 mm x 22 mm
• Peso: 1021 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; Amsterdam, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, ART / European, ART / Sculpture & Installation, Netherlands, History of Art, Non-graphic art forms, baroque, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, ART / History / European / Baroque & Rococo