Turning Heads: Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer
$87.99
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
25 May 2024
Summary
Unique view of the ‘tronies’ in art from the Netherlands
Our fascination for faces transcends eras and cultures. Turning Heads - Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer highlights a remarkable genre in painting to which little attention has so far been paid: tronies or study heads, which were intended first and foremost to depict an emotion or a character trait. Since the model’s identity did not matter, painters could truly go to town with these heads. Tronies were dr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789464666786 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9464666781 |
| Author: | Nico Van Hout, Lizzie Marx, Koen Bulckens |
| Publisher: | Hannibal Books |
| Imprint: | Hannibal Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 25 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.08kg |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 265mm |
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Nico Van Hout
Nico Van Hout
Head of Collection Research - Curator Seventeenth Century Paintings, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten (KMSKA) in Antwerpen (Antwerp), Belgium.
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