The Eighteenth-Century Art Market and the Northern and Southern Netherlandish Schools of Painting: Together or Apart?

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Abstract

To what extent did the international art market contribute to the shaping of the concept of schools of painting, in particular the northern and southern Netherlandish schools? By studying the structure of auction catalogues, collection catalogues, art literature, and several other sources, this essay considers the important changes that took place around 1740–1760. During this period, both Dutch and French art dealers tried to expand the canon of Netherlandish art in France. The subdivision of the ‘École flamande’ into the ‘Écoles flamande et hollandoise’ was probably part of a strategy to sell paintings by northern Netherlandish masters who were still relatively unknown in France at the time.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArt and Its Geographies
Subtitle of host publicationConfiguring Schools of Art in Europe (1550-1815)
EditorsIngrid R. Vermeulen
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
PublisherAmsterdam University Press
Chapter15
Pages329-347
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)978-90-4855-301-3
ISBN (Print)978-94-6372-814-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Publication series

NameVisual and Material Culture, 1300-1700
PublisherAmsterdam University Press
Number52

Keywords

  • art market
  • school classification
  • auction catalogues
  • northern and southern Netherlandish painting
  • Gerard Hoet

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