H. W. van Os Knihy

Ilya Repin (1844-1930) was the undisputed leader of the Realist School of painting that arose in Russia in the nineteenth century. He became friends with renowned contemporaries such as Musorgsky, Tolstoy and Rubinstein, and was deeply involved in the great cultural and social changes taking place in Russia at that time. Right up until the present, Repin is regarded as Russia's national painter. He was a rare virtuoso artist who recorded his interaction with the world around him in brilliant, monumental paintings that attest to great dramatic quality. Works such as The Volga Barge Haulers and the portrait of Musorgsky are a part of the collective memory of the Russian people.

Published concurrently with Holland's inaugural Apeldoorn Garden and Landscape Architecture Triennial, The Discovery of the Netherlands explores how the genre of Dutch landscape painting has played a role in the viewer's appreciation of the landscape. Editor Henk van Os, Department Chair of Art and Society at the University of Amsterdam, contends that the function of landscape painting is to educate the viewer to appreciate, through the artists' skill, the view that the artist has chosen to portray. Van Os echoes a key tenet of nineteenth century landscape painting--that framing nature frees it for aesthetic appreciation. This volume explores how the diverse Dutch landscape has been fervently idealized by generations of Dutch artists, literally leading to the discovery of its aesthetic virtue. The publication features works by Hendrik Chabot, Jacob Maris, Anton Mauve and Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, among others. Also included is an essay on the subject of contemporary conservation by Louise Fresco.

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In deze speciale 'Koninklijke editie' van Beeldenstorm, die verschijnt aan de vooravond van het huwelijk van prins Willem-Alexander en Maxima, leidt Henk van Os de lezer rond in het paleis dat zo'n speciale rol speelt bij de feestelijkheden. In 'Beeldenstorm in het Paleis op de Dam' vertelt Henk van Os over dit huidige symbool van de monarchie dat ooit als stadhuis in de zeventiende eeuw het hoogtepunt was van republikeinse en stedelijke trots en dat gedurende de Gouden Eeuw een van de grootste gebouwen van Europa was. We volgen Van Os bij zijn rondgang langs de schilderijen en sculpturen in het gebouw, en vernemen welke gevolgen de overgang van stadhuis naar paleis had waardoor de grootste Empire collectie buiten Frankrijk ontstond.