Dutch Flower Painting 1600-1720

Yale University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Dust jacket (unclipped) under clear mylar cover. Extensively illustrated with gorgeous color plates. This beautiful book reveals the fascinating genesis and growth of Dutch flower painting. Paul Taylor discusses Holland`s "tulipomania" and its effect on the way people thought about floral still lifes, considers the aesthetic and religious meanings… Read more about this item

1995. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good . In Very Good Dustwrapper. QUARTO. - Board corners slightly rubbed - Edges of text block lightly shelf worn and a little foxed - Half title page a little foxed and stained - Dustwrapper rubbed w/ some marks and shelfwear - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight -… Read more about this item

London and New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. 227pp with 34 colour plates and 99 monochrome illustrations. Hardback 27.5x24.5cms. ISBN: 0300053908. Well illustrated study of 17th-century flower painting in Holland, examining the realism that prompted Dutch families to purchase paintings (as records of the actual, highly expensive objects), and the religious message related to the flower paintings. With… Read more about this item