A Narrative of Love, Politics, and National Identity in Claes Jansz. Visscher's The Small Landscapes

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dc.contributor.advisorNevitt, H. Rodney, Jr.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberClements, Candace
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSteinhoff, Judith
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMag Uidhir, Christy
dc.creatorBrown, David William Garrett 1976-
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-06T18:10:43Z
dc.date.available2015-01-06T18:10:43Z
dc.date.createdMay 2013
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.date.updated2015-01-06T18:10:43Z
dc.description.abstractIn 1612 Claes Jansz. Visscher published in Amsterdam a suite of 26 prints that has come to be known as The Small Landscapes. These etchings were based on a pair of suites depicting the Flemish countryside originally published by Hieronymus Cock in 1559 and 1561 in Antwerp. Visscher made significant alterations to the figural elements of the images. Visscher’s figures act to guide the viewer through the suite. This would suggest a narrative structure to the suite that the contemporary viewer would have to be able to recognize and read. The 17th century Dutch consumer of prints would have been able to recognize The Small Landscapes as a narrative, told through images, that was a rich source for contemplation. Identifiable symbols of love and marriage found throughout the suite suggests that The Small landscapes is in effect a nostalgic and sad love story.
dc.description.departmentArt, School of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/885
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectDutch
dc.subjectSeventeenth century
dc.subjectVisscher
dc.subjectThe Small Landscapes
dc.subjectCock
dc.subjectBruegel
dc.subjectWollheim
dc.subjectNevitt
dc.subjectMag Uidhir
dc.subjectPastoral
dc.subjectSwans
dc.subjectFishermen
dc.subjectSerial print
dc.subjectPrint suit
dc.subjectEtching
dc.subjectNarrative
dc.subjectFigural
dc.subjectStaffage
dc.subject.lcshEtching, Dutch
dc.subject.lcshLandscapes in art
dc.titleA Narrative of Love, Politics, and National Identity in Claes Jansz. Visscher's The Small Landscapes
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentArt, School of
thesis.degree.disciplineArt History
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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