Docent Research Guide
For Upcoming Exhibition:
Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer
The following research guide contains a brief bibliography and links to outside resources that will assist you in your preparation for the Rijksmuseum's upcoming exhibition Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer. The bibliography is made up of the most recent publications on 17th century Dutch painting and contains exhibition catalogs, collection catalogs, and books. All of the resources listed on this research guide can be found through the Rijksmuseum Research Library website. The resources and search capabilities offered by the library are briefly outlined at the end of this guide with some helpful tips on how to use them.
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Bibliography:
Exhibition Catalogs:
These exhibition catalogs are excellent guides into the most
current research on 17th century Dutch painting. They provide
excellent insight on previous exhibitions on the topic, feature scholarly
essays by curators and art historians, and display high quality images of works
of art.
Class distinctions : Dutch painting in the
age of Rembrandt and Vermeer. Boston, MA: MFA Publications, Museum of Fine
Arts, 2015.
Small treasures: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals,
and their contemporaries. Raleigh, NC : North Carolina Museum of Art, 2014.
Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings
from the Mauritshuis. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco,
2013.
Golden: Dutch and Flemish masterworks from
the Rose-Marie and Eijk Van Otterloo collection. Salem: Peabody Essex
Museum, 2011.
Collection Catalogs:
Collection catalogs are excellent sources for high-quality
reproductions of artworks and are helpful in identifying artworks, their
titles, and their artists.
Hall, Michael. The Harold Samuel Collection: A Guide to the
Dutch and Flemish Pictures at the Mansion House. London: Paul Holberton
Publishing, 2012.
The Harold Samuel Art Collection
consists of 84 works from 17th century Holland and is housed the
Mansion House, the residence of the Lord Mayor of London. The collection was bequeathed
to the city of London in 1987 by Lord Harold Samuel of Wych Cross. This
collection catalog is an excellent reference tool and source for a private
collection.
Gordenker, Emilie E.S. Mauritshuis.
London: Scala Publications, 2014.
The Royal Picture
Gallery Mauritshuis is known for its world-famous collection of 17th
century Dutch and Flemish masterpieces. Artists of the Golden Age such as,
Rembrandt, Vermeer, Steen, Hals and Rubens are well represented in this
collection. The renowned collection is housed in a 17th century city
palace in the center of The Hague.
Sutton, Peter C. Dutch & Flemish Paintings: A Supplement:
The Collection of Willem Baron van Dedem. London: Francis Lincoln, 2012.
Willem Baron van Dedem’s private
collection of Dutch and Flemish 17th century cabinet-sized paintings
is regarded as the most important private
collections of its kind in the United Kingdom. This illustrated color catalog
captures the 61 paintings housed in this collection and serves as a reference
for this magnificent private collection.
Books:
Hammer-Tugendhat,
Daniela. The Visible and the Invisible:
On Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH &
Co. KG, 2015.
The book addresses the most current
debates on Rembrandt, Metsu, Vermeer, and Hoogstraten that are taking place in the
professional worlds of art history and cultural studies. As the most recent book
on the topic of Dutch painting in the age of Rembrandt and Vermeer, this
scholarly publication would be the most useful in reading-up on current trends
in the study of 17th century Dutch painting.
Online Resources:
These resources are made accessible through the library
webpage under “Databases—Internet Resources.” Click here to access the Internet Resources page.
The RKD is the central resource for
the study of Dutch and Flemish art in the international context. It is a global
knowledge institute with a mission to “to make knowledge and information about
Netherlandish art in an international context available to scholars and members
of the general public worldwide.” The RKD manages a unique collection of
archive, documentation and library material with a focus
on Netherlandish art and its documentation. The institute provides many
searchable databases, including:
RKDartists& – A database of
biographical information about Dutch and foreign artists of the middle age to
the present day
RKDimages – A database with descriptions
and images of Dutch paintings, drawings, prints, and original photographs which
date up to before the Second World War.
RKDportaits – A database with descriptions and images of portraits
from the portrait iconography collection dating back to the fifteenth century
to the twentieth century.
The New Netherland Bibliography is
a comprehensive list of scholarly, nonfiction publications that are broadly
related to the seventeenth-century Dutch colony and its legacy in America.
This database acts as a
biographical dictionary for prominent historical figures in Dutch history,
including artists.
This database serves as a rich
research resource focused specifically on information and documentation on
paintings by Rembrandt. Currently
the database holds 10,271 files concerning 186 paintings held in 25 different
collections across the globe.
Using the Library's Online Resources-Some Helpful tips:
- Advanced Search Functions:
- Search by: keyword, subject, title, author, publisher, publisher location, ISBN, and barcode
- Limit by: item type, date range, language, location and availability, audience, content, and format
- Sort by: popularity, author, call number, date, and title
- Authority Search:
- Search by a single term or multiple terms
- Limit by an authority type; such as, a geographic name, personal name, etc.
- Search in either: the keyword, the headings, or the main entry
- Tag Cloud:
- Search by number of tags you want to see by other users, the most popular tags
- Log into your account to create tags and view your own tags
- Databases:
- The library has subscriptions to 22 databases which contain both textual and visual scholarly resources that can be useful in art historical research
- Access is available through the Rijksmuseum’s network and the library’s reading room
- Lists:
- Create your own lists of resources and save it to your account for later use
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