Pleasure and Piety: The Art of Joachim Wtewael

by Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., Liesbeth M. Helmus, James Clifton

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The first major English-language survey of the artist's life and work

A brilliant colorist and masterful storyteller, Dutch mannerist Joachim Wtewael (1566-1638) wielded a remarkably skilled brush and the technical ability to show it off in intricate compositions. He took inspiration from a wide range of biblical and mythological sources to create imaginative, often quite erotic scenes. While such pictures were prized in Wtewael's...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691166064

ISBN13:9780691166063

Release Date:March 2015

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:3.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 9.9" x 11.3"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography

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