Description |
1 online resource (337 pages) : illustrations |
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Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index. |
Contents |
The Auctions -- Orphan Chamber Auctions in Amsterdam -- How Auction Sales of the Orphan Chamber Were Conducted -- Extant Records of Auction Sales in Chronological Perspective -- Aggregate Statistics of Sales and the Owners of Goods Sold -- The Buyers at Auction Sales -- The Wealth of Buyers -- Clusters of Private Buyers -- Remonstrants and Counter-Remonstrants -- What Did They Buy and at What Prices? -- Attributions -- Echoes -- Concluding Words on Auctions -- Profiles of Selected Buyers -- Art Dealers I: Artists and Merchants in the Trade -- Art Dealers II: Johannes de Renialme -- Art Dealers III: The Story of a Merchant Who Thought He Could Sell Paintings to a King -- Art Collectors and Painters I: Rubens's Promise to Hans Thijsz -- Art Collectors and Painters II: Jacob Swalmius and Rembrandt -- Art Collectors and Painters III: Marten van den Broeck and Rembrandt's Losses at Sea -- Art Collectors and Painters IV: Jan van Maerlen and His Extended Family -- Art Collectors and Painters V: Jean le Bleu, Francois Venant and Rembrandt's "Feast of Belshazzar" -- A Collector with Connections to Major Cultural Figures: Robbert van der Hoeve and the "Muiden Circle" -- What Santa Claus Brought to the Youth of Amsterdam -- When Sellers and Buyers Were Related: Elbert and Cornelis Symonsz. Pool, Jeltge Claes, and Pieter Claesz. Codde -- A Collector Who Held On to His Purchase for Over Fifty Years -- An Afterword on Mentalites. |
Summary |
Examines original documents from Amsterdam's Orphan Chamber, analyzing the profiles of buyers of art by auction. |
Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Art auctions -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- History -- 17th century.
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Art auctions. |
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Netherlands -- Amsterdam. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
17th century |
Subject |
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- History -- 17th century.
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Art -- Collectors and collecting. |
Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
Indexed Term |
history of amsterdam |
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geschiedenis |
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kunst en kunstgeschiedenis |
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history, geography, and auxiliary disciplines |
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geschiedenis van amsterdam |
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historical treatment of fine and decorative arts |
Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Added Title |
Art at auction in seventeenth-century Amsterdam |
Other Form: |
Print version: Montias, John Michael, 1928-2005. Art at auction in 17th century Amsterdam. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2002 9053565914 (OCoLC)51335658 |
ISBN |
0585496455 (electronic book) |
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9780585496450 (electronic book) |
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9789048505166 (electronic book) |
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904850516X (electronic book) |
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1280958855 |
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9781280958854 |
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9789053565919 |
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9053565914 |
Standard No. |
10.5117/9789053565919 |
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