Samuel van hoogstraten a peepshow with views of the. His experiments in optical illusion also attracted the interest of the natural scientists of his time, and he wrote some of the first dutch novels, plays, and a treatise on painting. Samuel van hoogstraten samuel van hoogstraten is familiar to scholars of dutch art as a talented pupil and early critic of rembrandt, and as the author of a major dutch painting treatise. Samuel van hoogstraten is familiar to scholars of dutch art as a talented pupil and early critic of rembrandt, and as the author of a major dutch painting treatise. Samuel van hoogstraten was born in dordrecht on 2 august, 1627. Commission your favorite samuel van hoogstraten oil paintings from thousands of available paintings.
Samuel van hoogstraten 1627 1678 national gallery, london. In this image hoogstraten has used shadow play to see how light can cause the distortion of scale as it can be seen that objects that are closer to the light can create a larger shadow than those that are farther away. In this book, celeste brusati looks at the art, writing, and career of this multifaceted artist. Samuel dirksz van hoogstraten 30 artworks painting. Samuel van hoogstraten, a peepshow with views of the interior of a dutch house. Export a ris file for endnote, procite, reference manager, zotero, mendeley export a text file for bibtex note.
Sole edition of the dutch painter and art theorist samuel van hoogstratens introduction to the higher academy of the art of painting. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Dec 15, 20 the universal art of samuel van hoogstraten 1627 1678 by thijs weststeijn, 9789089645234, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Around 1650 samuel van hoogstraten painted one of the first wallrack pictures, trompel. Art uk is the online home for every public collection in the uk. In this book, a collective of specialists with different backgrounds sheds light on the facets of van hoogstratens work that demonstrates in a unique manner how art, literature, and science were interrelated in the dutch golden age. Every specialist in the northern baroque period knows that samuel van hoogstraten 16271678 was the principal teacher of arnold houbraken 16601719 and that both artists wrote important books about art. See more ideas about dutch painters, dutch golden age and painting. Otherwise known as the visible world, hereafter referred to as the visible world is neither much read nor much loved. The p resent book and future research 2 1 v an hoogstratens theory of theory of art. Each book is prefaced by an allegorical engraving by van hoogstraten. Samuel van hoogstraten wrote two books that can be called novels,beautiful roselijn, or the steadfast love of panthus1650 andthe punished abduction, or the.
Featuring over 200,000 oil paintings by some 38,000 artists. After travelling to rome, vienna, and london he introduced european courtiers manners in the low countries. Analyzing van hoogstraten s painting treatise, illusionistic pictures, ingenious perspective boxes, and witty trompeloeil images. Samuel van hoogstratens art theory and the legitimation of painting in the dutch golden age. How did painters and their public speak about art in rembrandts age. One artist that has used perspective and shadows to demonstrate platonic ideas of illusion is samuel van hoogstraten in his drawing the shadow dance below. The book is beautifully edited and the good quality of the illustrations contributes to the readers pleasure.
Scaliger, that the compiling of dictionaries should be the punishment for criminals. The work of samuel van hoogstraten as painter, poet, and art theorist opens a fascinating window on the intellectual culture of the dutch golden age. Furthermore, he wrote some of the first dutch novels, plays, and a treatise on painting. Samuel van hoogstraten this peculiar object is a perspective box a rectangular wooden cabinet painted on the inside and outside, and open on one end to let in light. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more. Van hoogstraten, samuel dortrecht 1626dortrecht 1687. The visible world explores the writings of dutch painter and poet samuel van hoogstraten 162778one of rembrandts pupilsand clarifie. The universal art of samuel van hoogstraten 16271678. Art movements schools and groups genres fields nationalities centuries. Edition 1736, leaf 2 verso because the dictionary was a huge success van hoogstraten produced a 2nd complete revised edition in 1719. Samuel van hoogstraten is familiar to scholars of dutch art as a tal. This book about the writings of the painterpoet samuel van hoogstraten, one of rembrandts pupils, examines a wide variety of themes from painting practice.
Hoogstraten samuel van abebooks shop for books, art. Samuel dirksz van hoogstraten was born and died in dordrecht. Van hoogstraten lived in vienna, rome and london but. Samuel van hoogstraten was a talented pupil and early critic of rembrandt, as well as the author of a major dutch painting treatise. Door zijn experimenten met optische illusies zocht hij. On the death of dirk van hoogstraten, his father, he changed his residence to amsterdam and entered the school of. Samuel dirksz van hoogstraten was first a pupil of his father while living at dordrecht until about 1640. Van hoogstraten drew on a variety of literary, philosophical, and artistic sources, as well as from history and travel accounts, in writing has magnum opus, introduction to the academy of painting. Jan 09, 2009 recently, van hoogstratens book was allotted a place in the canon of key texts for the cultural history of the low countries. This conference will be the first meeting of van hoogstraten specialists from various countries, who will bring their different approaches and scholarly traditions to bear on his art and writing. All samuel van hoogstraten paintings are hand painted and include a moneyback guarantee. This book about the writings of the painterpoet samuel van hoogstraten, one of rembra.
Van hoogstratens book of painting seemed to reveal what he and his. Choose your favorite samuel van hoogstraten paintings from millions of available designs. Thijs weststeijns book is destined to become one of the principal bibles for those who even remotely wish to read and understand samuel van hoogstratens thinking written in clear, elegant language, jan blanc in simiolus 334 20078. Samuel dirksz van hoogstraten trained first with his father dirk van hoogstraten and stayed in dordrecht until about 1640. In this book, a collective of specialists with different backgrounds sheds light on the facets of van hoogstratens work that demonstrates in a. Aug 03, 2018 how did painters and their public speak about art in rembrandts age. Van hoogstraten finished the job, well knowing the words of the famous classical scholar j. View of an interior, or the slippers traditional title. Painter, writer, and courtier bringing to the fore hitherto unknown works and highlighting new connections between word and image, the book is an important contribution to our understanding of van hoogstratens universal art and its implications for early modern cultural history. Introduction to the academy of painting frontispiece of samuel van hoogstraten book on painting, published in 1678. Samuel van hoogstraten 162778 one of the most innovative of dutch realist artists of the dordrecht school, samuel van hoogstraten was like carel fabritius 162254 and others a student of the great rembrandt 160669.
Samuel dirksz van hoogstraten 2 august 1627, dordrecht 19 october 1678, dordrecht was a dutch painter of the golden age, who was also a poet and author on art theory. Samuel dirksz van hoogstraten aug 2, 1627, dordrecht oct 19, 1678, dordrecht, was a dutch painter of the golden age. Samuel van hoogstraten august 2, 1627 october 19, 1678. The visible world explores the writings of dutch painter and poet samuel van hoogstraten 162778one of rembrandts pupilsand clarifies his use of painterly themes and theory from the dutch golden age.
This book brings together a roster of distinguished scholars to explore all facets of hoogstratens career. In this book, celeste brusati looks at the art, writing and career. The inside is painted in such a way that its only when we peer through a peephole theres one on either side of the cabinet that we see the illusio. Buy the universal art of samuel van hoogstraten 16271678. Analyzing van hoogstratens painting treatise, illusionistic pictures, ingenious perspective boxes, and witty trompeloeil images. Nov 24, 2016 samuel dirksz van hoogstraten 2 august 1627 19 october 1678 was a dutch painter of the golden age. The visible world was awarded the jan van gelder prize in 2009. This book about the writings of the painterpoet samuel van hoogstraten, one of rembrandts pupils, examines a wide variety of themes from painting practice and theory from the dutch golden age. Trompe loeil letter rack by samuel van hoogstraten. He was first a pupil of his father dirk van hoogstraten, living at dordrecht until about 1640. Samuel van hoogstraten painting reproductions gallery 1 of 1. He was first the pupil of his father, then, some time after his fathers death in 1640, he entered rembrandts studio, where a fellow pupil was carel fabritius. Samuel van hoogstraten was not only one of rembrandts most succesful pupils and a versatile painter. Prolog samuel van hoogstraten and the golden age of dutch art, literature, and science.