The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century

by Maarten Prak

Book Overview

Rembrandt, Hals and Vermeer are still household names, even though they died over three hundred years ago. In their lifetimes they witnessed the extraordinary consolidation of the newly independent Dutch Republic and its emergence as one of the richest nations on earth. As one contemporary wrote in 1673: the Dutch were 'the envy of some, the fear of others, and the wonder of all their neighbours'. During the Dutch Golden Age, the arts blossomed and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009240595
• ISBN13: 9781009240598
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"