[Rarebooks] FS: Dutch Marine Painters of the 17th Century

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: “Praise of Ships and the Sea. The Dutch Marine Painters of the 
17th Century”

By Jereon Giltaij & Jan Kelch.
Published by the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam & Staatliche 
Museen zu Berlin in 1996.

DISCUSSION: The catalog to an important loan exhibition of Dutch 
maritime Art of the Golden Age which drew art from many collections in 
Germany and the Netherlands, as well as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, 
England, Russia, Sweden, the United States and the Bahamas. In addition 
to the scholarly catalog of art works, biographies of artists, and a 
glossary of 17th century Dutch ships, there are several essays: Maritime 
History in Paintings, Seascapes as Historical Sources, by Remmelt 
Daalder - What One Can do with a Pen, Pen Paintings of Maritime Scenes, 
by Friso Lammertse - Seascape as History and Metaphor, by Lawrence O. 
Goedde.

DESCRIPTION: Softcover. 9.5"x11.5", 471 pages, color and black & white 
illustrations.

CONDITION NOTES: The covers have some light wear and soil and the 
corners are thumbed (please see the photos, above and below). The book 
interior has some minor soil, but otherwise is clean and nice, with a 
tight binding.

PRICE: $125 -

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