Rarities of These Lands - by Claudia Swan (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>A vivid account of Dutch seventeenth-century art and material culture against the backdrop of the geopolitics of the early modern world</b> <p/>The seventeenth century witnessed a great flourishing of Dutch trade and culture. Over the course of the first half of the century, the northern Netherlands secured independence from the Spanish crown, and the nascent republic sought to establish its might in global trade, often by way of diplomatic relations with the Ottoman Empire and other Muslim powers. Central to the political and cultural identity of the Dutch Republic were curious foreign goods the Dutch called rarities. <p/><i>Rarities of These Lands</i> explores how these rarities were obtained, exchanged, stolen, valued, and collected, tracing their global trajectories and considering their role within the politics of the new state. Claudia Swan's insightful, engaging analysis offers a novel and compelling account of how the Dutch Republic turned foreign objects into expressions of its national self-conception. <p/><i>Rarities of These Lands</i> traces key elements of the formation of the Dutch Republic--artistic and colonialist ventures alike--offering new perspectives on this momentous period in the history of the Netherlands and its material culture.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Rarities of these Lands</i> is a magnificent achievement. . . . [It] integrate[s] art historical and historical perspectives on the history of a single country into a compelling tale of global connections and entanglements.<b>---Maarten Prak, <i>Early Modern Low Countries </i></b><br><br>The early modern phenomenon of the <i>kunstcamer </i>or <i>rariteytencamer </i>(cabinets of curiosities) is a recurrent theme for Swan, and indeed each chapter might be likened to its own self-contained <i>kunstcamer</i>, packed with amazing images and a wide array of intriguing anecdotes. . .All of these wonders and more await the reader in lavishly illustrated pages.<b>---Ellsworth Hamann, <i>CAA Reviews</i></b><br><br>Rarities of these Lands is a rich reflection on the gap between the enchanting facade we call the Dutch Golden Age, on display...in every exhibition of 17th-century Dutch painting, and the riches, rarities and loot in the warehouse behind.<b>---Timothy Brook, <i>Times Literary Supplement</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Claudia Swan</b> is the Mark S. Weil Professor of Early Modern Art in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of<i> Art, Science, and Witchcraft in Early Modern Holland: Jacques de Gheyn II (1565-1629)</i> and <i>The Clutius Botanical Watercolors: Plants and Flowers of the Renaissance</i>. Twitter @raritiesof
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