Visions of Savage Paradise : Albert Eckhout, Court Painter in Colonial Dutch Brazil.
Title:
Visions of Savage Paradise : Albert Eckhout, Court Painter in Colonial Dutch Brazil.
Author:
Brienen, Rebecca Parker.
ISBN:
9789048505548
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 pages)
Contents:
Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Albert Eckhout (ca. 1607-1665/6): Portrait and Still-life Painter at Johan Maurits's Brazilian Court -- 2 'To Reproduce Nature Itself as Perfectly as Possible': The Brazilian Natural History Drawings of Albert Eckhout -- 3 Cannibalizing America: From the Ethnographic Impulse to the Ethnographic Portrait -- 4 Between the Savage and the Civilized: Eckhout's Brasilianen and Tapuyas -- 5 Black, Brown, and Yellow: Eckhout's Paintings of Africans, Mestizos, and Mulattos -- 6 Eckhout's Paintings: Location and Interpretation -- Conclusion -- Colour Plates -- Appendix A: Chronological Overview of Albert Eckhout's Life -- Appendix B: Works of Art by Albert Eckhout -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- General Index -- List of Illustrations.
Abstract:
The first major book-length study of the Dutch artist Albert Eckhout examining his fascinating works of art.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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