Art at Auction in 17th Century Amsterdam

• Main Author: Montias, John Michael (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam University Press 2002
• Subjects: History of art / art & design styles; History; history of amsterdam; geschiedenis; kunst en kunstgeschiedenis; history, geography, and auxiliary disciplines; geschiedenis van amsterdam; historical treatment of fine and decorative arts
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

This book exploits a trove of original documents that have survived on the auctions organized by the Orphan Chamber of Amsterdam in the first half of the 17th century. For the first time, the names of some 2000 buyers of works of art at auction in the 29 extant notebooks of the Chamber have been sys...