TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Jacob Campo Weyerman and his Collection of Artists' Biographies : An Art Critic at Work
T2  - Brill's studies in intellectual history
T2  - Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history
A1  - Vries, Lyckle de, 1937- kirjoittaja
LA  - eng
PP  - Leiden ; Boston
PB  - Brill
YR  - 2020
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.5449495
AB  - "Weyerman's collection of artists' biographies (1729) is exceptional for three reasons. Firstly, he includes a great number of painters not mentioned elsewhere. Secondly, he does not limit his selection to good artists only; he also discusses failed painters and their abortive careers. Thirdly, he writes as an art critic who does not hesitate to pass judgments, sometimes severe, on his chosen subjects. In the process, Weyerman provides much information on the social and economic circumstances of art production. He found that a bohemian lifestyle was pernicious to a painter's career, and argued that artists should live and think as merchants. In addition to analyzing Weyerman's art critical terminology and his ideas on art theory, De Vries includes translations of two full chapters along with the original Dutch"--
SN  - 978-90-04-42180-6 sidottu
KW  - Weyerman, Jacob Campo, : 1677-1747.
KW  - Weyerman, Jacob Campo, : 1677-1747. : Levens-beschryvingen der Nederlandsche konst-schilders en konst-schilderessen.
KW  - Painters : Netherlands : Biography.
KW  - Art criticism : Netherlands : History : 18th century.
KW  - Art and society : Netherlands : History : 18th century.
ER  -