James Fitton, R.A. 1899-1982

Sheeran, John

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Treasures of a Polish King: King Stanislaus Augustus as Patron and Collector

Waterfield, Giles

Waterford

Giles Bomford, Kate

Art for the people: Culture in the slums of late Victorian Britain

Giles Waterfield

Edward Alleyn: Elizabethan actor, Jacobean gentleman

Aileen & MANIURA REID

At the time of the great tulip speculation of the 1630s in Holland, the most desirable tulip bulbs were auctioned for more money than the most expensive houses in Amsterdam. At the same time flower paintings which were remarkable for their apparent realism were produced all over Holland and purchased by Dutch families as enduring substitutes for the real thing. This beautiful book reveals the fascinating genesis and growth of a whole genre of paintings that has rarely been studied. 
Paul Taylor begins by discussing Holland's 'tulipomania' and its effect on the way people thought about floral still lifes. He then considers the religious messages associated with the flower paintings, exploring how religious writers spoke of flowers as moral signposts from God and how some flower paintings were meant to remind viewers of the transience of earthly existence. Flower paintings were not bought only as records of luxury objects or for moral edification, however. They were also enjoyed as works of art, as masterpieces of illusion, composition and colour harmony, so Taylor analyses the art-theoretical writings of the time in order to understand how artists and connoisseurs responded to flower pieces. He concludes by analysing the paintings themselves, tracing the development and refinement of the actual practice of flower painting.

Dutch Flower Painting, 1600-1750

TAYLOR, PAUL

Arts & Photography

Paula Rego: Dulwich Picture Gallery June 1998

Paula Rego

Desmond Shawe-Taylor

Howard Hodgkin at the Dulwich Picture Gallery

Judith COLLINS

. 2002, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981

Arthur Rackham

Engen, Rodney K.

History & Criticism

Cotman in Normandy

Timothy Wilcox

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