{"product_id":"karel-van-mander-and-his-walter-s-melion-9789004508385","title":"Karel Van Mander and His Foundation of the Noble, Free Art of Painting: First English Translation, with Introduction and Commentary","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Roland H. Bainton Prize for Art History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written by the poet-painter Karel van Mander, who finished it in June 1603, the \u003ci\u003eGrondt der edel, vry schilderconst\u003c\/i\u003e (Foundation of the Noble, Free Art of Painting) was the first systematic treatise on \u003ci\u003eschilderconst\u003c\/i\u003e (the art of painting \/ picturing) to be published in Dutch (Haarlem: Paschier van Wes[t]busch, 1604). This English-language edition of the \u003ci\u003eGrondt\u003c\/i\u003e, accompanied by an introductory monograph and a full critical apparatus, provides unprecedented access to Van Mander's crucially important art treatise. The book sheds light on key terms and critical categories such as \u003ci\u003eschilder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003emanier\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003euyt zijn selven doen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ewelstandt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eleven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003egheest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ewel schilderen\u003c\/i\u003e, and both exemplifies and explicates the author's distinctive views on the complementary forms and functions of history and landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter S. Melion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004508384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004508385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Walter S. Melion","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079952625919,"sku":"9789004508385","price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7f85f59-3b47-4fb4-8aae-be5077bd405b.jpg?v=1685484099","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/karel-van-mander-and-his-walter-s-melion-9789004508385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}