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Love Letters: Dutch Genre Paintings in the Age of Vermeer (Hardcover)

by Peter Sutton (Editor), Lisa Vergara (Editor), Ann J. Adams (Editor) "Letters have been cherished for their intimacy and immediacy throughout the history of Western culture ..." (more)
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Just as e-mail now dominates written communication, in the 17th century the writing of personal letters became widespread and fashionable. Although letters had long existed, the notion that they could convey private feelings and emotions suddenly captured the popular imagination and transformed personal communication. During this period, not only was Holland the most literate country in Europe and a leading publishing center, but it was also the focus of an explosion of epistolary activity. 17th-century Dutch genre painters became the first to depict anonymous people writing, reading, dispatching and receiving letters. Leading painters like Gerard ter Borch, Gabriel Metsu, Frans van Mieris, Pieter de Hooch and the renowned Johannes Vermeer made the letter a central feature of their scenes of everyday life, defining the subject and creating images that would influence generations of painters to come.

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Peter Sutton, formerly director of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut is currently director of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut. He is the author of numerous books on major Dutch artists. His scholarly text puts the works in the context of their times, identifying subject matter and drawing parallels with comparative works, more than 80 of which are illustrated. His analysis of composition and techniques is enlivened by many detailed colour enlargements of the catalogue paintings.

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