The Dutch painter Gerard ter Borch (16171681) was a slightly older contemporary of Johannes Vermeer. Ter Borch’s beautiful and evocative paintings were not only varied in subject but also unparalleled among his peers in capturing the elegance and grace of wealthy burghers, the shimmering surface of satin, the undulating rhythms of translucent lace cuffs, and the nuanced psychological interactions between figures in an interior scene. Indeed, ter Borch’s genre scenes clearly influenced works later painted by Vermeer. This lovely bookthe first major English-language publication on ter Borch’s paintingspresents a selection of some of the most outstanding works from each area of the artist’s career: the remarkable early pictures of the 1630s, the midcareer genre paintings for which he is best known, and the small portraits that brought him prosperity throughout his life. Essays by noted experts on Dutch art discuss ter Borch’s artistic development, the modern” aspects of his paintings, and his renowned technique for painting satin.

Gerard ter Borch

Arts & Photography

Arthur K. Wheelock Jr.

Alison McNeil Kettering

Arie Wallert

Marjorie E. Wieseman

Individual Artists

Yale University Press

Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting Inspiration and Rivalry

Blaise Ducos

Adriaan E. Waiboer

National Gallery of Ireland

This richly illustrated volume examines 25 major paintings by master artists from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Holland. Published in conjunction with the 1999 exhibition of the same name organized by the Grand Rapids Art Museum, A Moral Compass gathers 25 full-color art reproductions, numerous detail photographs, and informative discussion of this important artistic period in Netherlandish art history.Including individual descriptive entries by Henry Luttikhuizen, curator of the exhibit, the book also features essays by three prominent art historians -- Arthur Wheelock Jr., Lawrence Goedde, and Mariet Westermann. These essays place the paintings in their cultural context and explore how they reflect the prevailing economic prosperity, moral convictions, and cultural climate of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Holland.

A Moral Compass: Dutch Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Paintings

Grand Rapids Art Museum

Masterworks from Munich: Sixteenth to Eighteenth-Century Paintings from the Alte Pinakothek

Beverly Louise Brown

National Gallery of Art

The Dutch painter Gerard ter Borch (1617€“1681) was a slightly older contemporary of Johannes Vermeer. Ter Borch€™s beautiful and evocative paintings were not only varied in subject but also unparalleled among his peers in capturing the elegance and grace of wealthy burghers, the shimmering surface of satin, the undulating rhythms of translucent lace cuffs, and the nuanced psychological interactions between figures in an interior scene. Indeed, ter Borch€™s genre scenes clearly influenced works later painted by Vermeer.This lovely book€”the first major English-language publication on ter Borch€™s paintings€”presents a selection of some of the most outstanding works from each area of the artist€™s career: the remarkable early pictures of the 1630s, the midcareer genre paintings for which he is best known, and the small portraits that brought him prosperity throughout his life. Essays by noted experts on Dutch art discuss ter Borch€™s artistic

Gerard Ter Borch

Alison McNeil Kettering (Contributor)

Arie Wallert (Contributor)

Marjorie E. Wieseman (Contributor)

Natl Gallery of Art

Jan Lievens (1607–1674) was one of the most fascinating and enigmatic Dutch artists of the 17th century. Daring and innovative as a painter, printmaker, and draftsman, he created powerful character studies, genre scenes, landscapes, formal portraits, and religious and allegorical images that were widely praised and valued during his lifetime. This beautiful book, the first overview of the full range of Lievens’ career, features more than 50 paintings―many of them newly discovered in private collections―and more than 75 prints and drawings, providing a reassessment of his place in the history of art. 
Lievens began his career in his native Leiden, where he worked closely with his compatriot Rembrandt, who admired and collected Lievens’ works. Lievens then moved to London, Antwerp, and Amsterdam, and his peripatetic career and multitude of working styles, say the authors of this book, may explain why his reputation today is not as high as it should be. This book offers a necessary corrective, returning to Lievens the esteem he deserves.

Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered

Milwaukee Art Museum

Stephanie S. Dickey

Jan Lievens

National Gallery of Art (U.S.) Staff

Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Staff

National Gallery of Art, Washington

This long-awaited publication presents one of the world’s finest collections of Dutch paintings, which come together for the first time in one volume as a major addition to existing scholarship on Dutch art. The volume presents over 100 paintings in colour, many including colour details. Each painting is accompanied by an artist’s biography, a detailed commentary, technical analysis, endnotes, bibliographic references, an exhibition history and full provenance. Over 140 comparative illustrations provide vital art historical context to the featured paintings. The range and scope of the works presented in this volume is truly impressive, from sedate church interiors and conventional landscape subjects to bawdy peasant interiors and magnificent still lifes.

Masters of Dutch Painting: The Detroit Institute of Arts

George S. Keyes

Susan Donahue

Alex Ruger

History & Criticism

GILES

Vermeer's Delft

Ingrid van der Vlis

david-de-haan

Babs van Eijk

Museum Prinsenhof

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