Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Hermitage

by Metropolitan Museum of Art

extremely rare,very good condition

134 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, (colloquially, the “Met”) is the largest art museum in the United States.

It was founded on April 13, 1870, "to be located in the City of New York, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining in said city a Museum and library of art, of encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts, and the application of arts to manufacture and practical life, of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and, to that end, of furnishing popular instruction."

Reviews

[Evan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I assumed when I bought this that it was a fairly comprehensive and integral overview of Dutch and Flemish paintings held in the collection of St. Petersburg, Russia's Hermitage museum. What I actually learned when I started reading it, though, is that it's really a companion book/monograph compiled to accompany/document a traveling exhibit of selected works that came to the United States to venues such as the Metropolitan Museum in NYC in 1988. Even with this, I have to admit, I'm not disappointed by the selection here; these are stunning paintings from northern Europe from the 1600s, very well and sharply printed in color. The intro provides a complete history of how the Hermitage's Dutch/Flemish collections came about, and how leaders such as Catherine the Great were instrumental in building the world-class collection for Russia. The plate descriptions are complete, including provenance of the paintings, which are stories in themselves. Very nice addition to my art-book shelf.

-kr/eg '19

[Robyn Bauer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve had this on my bookshelves for many years and often dip into it. It’s actually from an exhibition which travelled to America. I wish something like this would come to Australia.

[Laura]

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