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Summary:This volume looks at the work of Jan Miense Molenaer, an artist of the age of Rembrandt and Vermeer. He was probably a student of Hals and a spiritual heir of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Essays and plates focus on Molenaer's comic scenes of Dutch peasant life. His versatile work, painted in Haarlem and Amsterdam, also includes: portraits; gene scenes including peasant weddings, theatrical performances, religious narratives and children at school and play; and allegories. 92 colour & 128 b/w illustrations
Item Description:Catalog of an exhibition held at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Oct. 13, 2002-Jan. 5, 2003, the Indianapolis Museum of Art Columbus Gallery, Jan. 25-March 16, 2003, and the Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, N.H., Apr. 6-June 17, 2003.
Physical Description:xi, 203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201)
ISBN:0882599879
0882599887
Author Notes:Dennis P. Weller is curator of Northern European Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, having worked earlier at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. He lives in Raleigh and Washington, D.C.