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Collections of Paintings in Haarlem 1572-1745
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by:
Togneri, Carol (Editor)
Biesboer, Pieter
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Publisher:
J Paul Getty Museum Pubns
Published: March 2002
ISBN: 0892365730
Format:Hardcover
Pages:813
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Book Description
About the Author
Pieter Biesboer is curator of paintings and decorative arts at the Frans Halsmuseum in Haarlem. Carol Togneri is with the Getty Provenance Index.
Book Description
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Haarlem's
thriving art community made the city an important center of artistic activity, second only to Amsterdam in influence. Inventories from this period serve as key implements in describing collectors' tastes, and they also provide information about the
social habits of living among and displaying luxury goods. This book transcribes for the first time a selection of one hundred twelve important documents discovered by author Pieter Biesboer in the notarial archives of Haarlem. It also contains indexes
by artist and subject, as well as a list of more than thirty-five hundred documents in which art objects are listed, found in the Archiefdienst voor Kennemerland in Haarlem.
Biesboer's introductory essay provides an in-depth survey of the history
of collecting in Haarlem during the seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries. The inventories of citizens, patricians, merchants, artists, and silversmiths are included, along with the inventories of the Convent of Saint Jan, the Prinsenhof, Saint
Elisabeth's Hospital, the Old Men's Almshouse, the Orphanage, and other almshouses. Together they present a comprehensive look at commissioned paintings for public buildings and institutions by artists such as Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, Frans Hals,
Johannes Verspronck, and Cornelis Holsteijn. In addition to paintings, Biesboer catalogues a small number of drawings, porcelain, lace, sculpture, and jewelry.
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