The Upside-Down World
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A charming and highly personal introduction to the artists of the
Dutch Golden AgeTwenty years ago, Benjamin Moser followed a love
affair to an ancient Dutch town. In order to make sense of this new
place, he threw himself into the Dutch museums. Soon, he found
himself unearthing the strange, inspiring and sometimes terrifying
stories of the artists who shaped one of the most luminous moments
in the history of human creativity, the Dutch Golden Age.As he
explored the hidden world of the Dutch Masters (and one Mistress),
Moser met a crowd of fascinating personalities: the stormy
Rembrandt, the intimate Ter Borch, the mysterious Vermeer. Through
their art, he got to know their country, too: from Pieter
Saenredam's translucent churches to Paulus Potter's muddy
barnyards, and from Pieter de Hooch's cozy hearths to Jacob van
Ruisdael's tragic trees. Over the years, Moser found himself on
increasingly intimate terms with these centuries-dead artists, and
found that they, too, were struggling with the same questions he
was.Why do we make art? What is art, anyway - and what is an
artist? What does it mean to succeed as an artist, and what does it
mean to fail?The Upside-Down World is an invitation to ask these
questions, and to turn them on their heads: to look, and then to
look again. It is a brilliant, colourful and learned book for
anyone, whether lifelong scholar or curious tourist, who has ever
felt the lure of the Dutch galleries. It shows us art, and artists,
as we have never seen them before.
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Allen Lane ,
Benjamin Moser
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