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Thoughtful and expressive critique.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Manhood, Marriage, And Mischief: Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' And Other Dutch Group Portraits (Paperback)
Written by Harry Berger, Jr. (Professor Emeritus of Literature and Art History, Univ. of California Santa Cruz), Manhood, Marriage, and Mischief: Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' and Other Dutch Group Portraits is an in-depth study of the theory and practice of seventeenth-century Dutch group portraits. Illustrated with black-and-white representations of classic Dutch paintings, as well as a handful of inset color plates, Manhood, Marriage, and Mischief examines what the portraits have to say given the context of their times. In particular, since a number of the group portraits are of militia members, Manhood, Marriage, and Mischief delves into what the portraits reveal of Dutch militias - and what they conceal or fancify. Chapters discuss "Male Bondage and the Military Imperative", "Picturing Family Values", "Disaggregation as Class Conflict" and much more. Especial focus is placed upon the subtexts and subtleties of Rembrandt's enduring painting 'Night Watch', in this thoughtful and expressive critique.
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Manhood, Marriage, And Mischief: Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' And Other Dutch Group Portraits by Harry Berger Jr. (Paperback - April 16, 2006)
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