theme and motif in Dutch seventeenth century painting

Jongh, E. de | Paperback / softback | 01-06-2007 | 9789074310642

Ten of de Jongh’s most influential articles on seventeenth-century Dutch painting are brought together in this volume: ‘Certain objects or motifs often serve a dual function. They operate as concrete, observable things while at the same time doing something totally different, namely expressing an idea, a moral, an intention, a joke or a situation.’