Essays on the emergence of landscape as a subject fit for depiction in its own right in the C16th and C17th, which coincided with the expansion of Dutch commercial and colonial interests aro... read more
Huygens developed the theory of light travelling as a wave, invented the mechanism for the pendulum clock, and discovered the rings of Saturn - via a telescope that he had also invented. His... read more
Macartney's 1793 mission was a failure, but the Dutch were better informed. This new study argues that the Qing court was not arrogant and narrow-minded, as the English concluded, but was in... read more
Boelsums is an extraordinary visual artist and this is one of the most remarkable photographic books to have come our way. Tramping through any amount of Dutch rain, wind and weather - arduo... read more
A lavishly illustrated survey of the Dutch gardener's creations, several of which are now listed as National Monuments. Her life spanned the C20th and her gardens do express many of the Mode... read more
Flemish collaboration in WW2, by the author of War and Turpentine, who bought an old house in Ghent only to discover, after twenty years, that a previous occupant was an SS officer. Hertmans... read more
A substantial illustrated biography from the former chief curator at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag - home to the world's largest collection of Mondrian works.
Still lifes from the Dresden Gemaldegalerie collection by painters from the Dutch and Flemish golden age, including Cornelis de Heem, Abraham Mignon and Rachel Ruysch.
The biographer of Clarice Lispector and Susan Sontag has spent years following the tracks of Dutch artists, exploring their work, their milieux and their subjects. This is a highly personal ... read more