Art Market and Connoisseurship: A Closer Look at Paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Their Contemporaries (Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age)

The question whether or not seventeenthcentury painters such as Rembrandt and Rubens created the paintings which were later sold under their names, has caused many a heated debate. Much is still unknown about the ways in which paintings were produced, assessed, priced, and marketed. For example, did contemporary connoisseurs expect masters such as Rembrandt to paint their works entirely by their own hand? Who was credited with the ability to assess paintings? How did a painting's price relate to its quality? And how did connoisseurship change as the art market became increasingly complex? The contributors to this essential volume trace the evolution of connoisseurship in the booming art market of the seventeenth- and eighteenth centuries. Among them are the renowned Golden Age scholars Eric Jan Sluijter, Hans Van Miegroet and Neil De Marchi. It is not to be missed by anyone with an interest in the Old Masters and the early modern art market. Determining Value On The Art Market In The Golden Age : An Introduction / Eric Jan Sluijter -- 'by His Hand' : The Paradox Of Seventeenth-century Connoisseurship / Anna Timmers -- Supply And Demand : Some Notes On The Economy Of Seventeenth-century Connoisseurship / Koenraad Jonckheere -- 'painters Pencells Move Not Without That Musicke' : Prices Of Southern Netherlandish Painted Alterpieces Between 1585 And 1650 / Natasja Peeters -- The Painter Versus The Connoisseur? : The Best Judge Of Pictures In Seventeenth-century Theory And Practice / Anna Tummers -- The Rise Of The Dealer-auctioneer In Paris : Information And Transparency In A Market For Netherlandish Paintings / Neil De Marchi And Hans J. Van Miegroet. Edited By Anna Tummers And Koenraad Jonckheere. Includes Bibliographical References. "The question whether or not seventeenth-century painters such as Rembrandt and Rubens created the paintings which were later sold under their names, has caused many a heated debate. Much is still unknown about the ways in which paintings were produced, assessed, priced, and marketed. For example, did contemporary connoisseurs expect masters such as Rembrandt to paint their works entirely by their own hand? Who was credited with the ability to assess paintings? How was a painting's price determined? And how did connoisseurship change as the art market became increasingly complex? The contributors to this essential volume trace the evolution of connoisseurship in the booming art market ofthe seventeenth- and eighteenth centuries."--BOOK JACKET Content: Determining value on the art market in the golden age : an introduction / Eric Jan Sluijter -- 'By his hand' : the paradox of seventeenth-century connoisseurship / Anna Timmers -- Supply and demand : some notes on the economy of seventeenth-century connoisseurship / Koenraad Jonckheere -- 'Painters pencells move not without that musicke' : prices of southern Netherlandish painted alterpieces between 1585 and 1650 / Natasja Peeters -- The painter versus the connoisseur? : the best judge of pictures in seventeenth-century theory and practice / Anna Tummers -- The rise of the dealer-auctioneer in Paris : information and transparency in a market for Netherlandish paintings / Neil De Marchi and Hans J. Van Miegroet. This essential volume traces the evolution of connoisseurship in the booming art market of the seventeenth- and eighteenth centuries. Not to be missed by anyone with an interest in the Old Masters and the early modern art market