Cuyp's cattle : aesthetic transformations in Dutch 17th-century art

This study investigates the depiction of cattle by the Dutch painter Aelbert Cuyp (1620-91). It seeks to identify possible reasons for his choices of subject-matter and to trace the implications- for subsequent taste. Origins of the Dutch 17th-century veestuk (cattle piece) can be found in artefacts...

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Main Author: Levitt, Ruth L.
Published: University College London (University of London) 1990
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.275839