Our present appreciation of Dutch 17th-century painting still owes a
great deal to 19th-century art critics, who mainly valued the
naturalistic qualities of the Dutch masters. A realistic approach may
have been the vital force of those artists, but art theory of the period
had little appreciation for painters who merely copied nature. In the
hierarchy of subjects, portraiture and still life ranked lowest, while
the true and highest goal of an artist was to become a history painter,
one who depicted ethical ideas through biblical and mythical scenes or
allegories. Our traditional way of looking at Dutch art makes us
overlook precisely those works the artists themselves esteemed most. Gods, Saints, and Heroes
presents a comprehensive survey of an eminent area of Dutch painting
and reaffirms the accolades once bestowed on Dutch history painting.
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