Godefridus Schalcken: A Late 17th-century Dutch Painter in Pursuit of Fame and Fortune

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Wayne Franits

Godefridus Schalcken

A Late 17th-century Dutch Painter in Pursuit of Fame and Fortune

Wayne Franits

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English

Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
24 February 2023

History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Oils; Individual artists, art monographs; Portraits in art; Small-scale, secular & domestic scenes in art

Series: Northern Lights

Godefridus Schalcken: A Late 17th-century Dutch Painter in Pursuit of

Fame and Fortune is the first book in English dedicated to the entire

artistic output of seventeenth-century Dutch artist Godefridus Schalcken

(1643–1706). It examines the artist’s paintings and career trajectory against

the background of his ceaseless pursuit of fame and fortune. Combining a

comprehensive analysis of Schalcken's artistic development and style with our

increasing biographical knowledge, it provides an authoritative overview of

Schalcken’s ample production as an artist. It also integrates his art into

the circumstances of his life in relation to his ambitious career

aspirations, exploring how economic conditions, a concomitantly oversaturated

art market, talent and ambition, demographics, and even sheer luck all played

a role in Schalcken’s great professional success.

Since Schalcken’s art,

like that of all Dutch painters, provides a plethora of information about

seventeenth-century culture—its predilections, its prejudices, indeed, its

very mind-set—the book inevitably links his work to the broader

socio-cultural contexts in which it was created.

By: Wayne Franits
Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 20mm
ISBN: 9781848225466
ISBN 10: 1848225466
Series: Northern Lights
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 24 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Beginnings; 1643-73; 2. Crafting a Reputation: The 1670s; 3. An Internationally Famous Master: 1680-1692; 4. Schalcken in London: 1692-6; 5. The Final Years: 1696-1706; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index

Wayne Franits is Distinguished Professor of Art History at Syracuse University; he specializes in seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish art. His recent books include Vermeer (2015) and Godefridus Schalcken: A Dutch Painter in Late Seventeenth-century London (2018) as well as the edited volume, The Ashgate Research Companion to Dutch Art of the Seventeenth Century (2016).