1800-1900 / editor, Jenny Reynaerts ; authors, Reinier Baarsen, Margreet Boomkamp, Duncan Bull, Dirk Jan Biemond, Jan Daan van Dam, Femke Diercks, Menno Fitski, Josephina de Fouw, Eva Geudeker, Martine Gosselink, Gijs van der Ham, Ebeltje Hartkamp-Jonxis, Freek Heijbroek, Jan de Hond, Teio Meedendorp, Hanna Melse, Bianca du Mortier, Jenny Reynaerts, Robert-Jan te Rijdt, Eveline Sint Nicolaas, Renske Suijver, Aukje Vergeest.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-282) and index.
Summary:
A publication about the 100 finest and most important objects included in the 1800-1900 art and historical collection of the Rijksmuseum. From Jan Willem Pieneman's huge painting 'The Battle of Waterloo' to Vincent van Gogh's self-portrait; from the piano once owned by Louis Napoleon to the most beautiful art nouveau vases; from the most famous The Hague School and Breitner paintings to the exuberant applied art once displayed at world exhibitions. Each of the 100 objects is accompanied by a detailed explanation of its origin, history and function. Covering the Napoleonic Wars, Belgian independence, colonial politics in the Dutch East Indies and the Industrial Revolution, the introduction describes the political and economic history of the Netherlands between 1800 and 1900. In addition, developments in the world of art and the life of the artists receive attention as well as the role of the Netherlands as an attractive stopping place for famous painters such as Claude Monet, James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Max Liebermann.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.