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Art Collecting

February 13, 2020 By Zola Zeester Leave a Comment

You might be surprised to learn private art collecting is an avocation with a history that goes back as far as the Middle Ages (5th – 15th centuries) in Europe and East Asia. It later evolved in Italy during the Renaissance period (14th – 17th centuries) of cultural change and achievement in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, music, philosophy, science and exploration, and spread across Europe as kings and nobleman amassed vast art collections to display within their grand palaces. By the 18th century, an art collection had become a status symbol for the wealthy, and collectors’ preferences influenced what new works artists produced for the art market.

Art Collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels by David Teniers the Younger, 1650
Art Collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels by David Teniers the Younger, 1650, PD
Art Collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels by David Teniers the Younger, 1651
Art Collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels by David Teniers the Younger, 1651
Chamber of Art and Curiosities: A corner of a cabinet of collected art and objects, painted by Frans II Francken in 1636, reveals the range of connoisseurship a Baroque-era virtuoso might evince
Chamber of Art and Curiosities by Frans II Francken, 1636, PD

 

Information/Resources:
Art Collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm is an example of art collecting in the 17th century and can be viewed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, The National Gallery, London
Arts Council England, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (bio & artworks)
How to Collect Art Like a Pro – How to Build an Art Collection, Alan Bamberger, Art Business consulting
A Poor Collector’s Guide to Buying Great Art (10 tips) by Henri Neuenndorf, Art Net News (June 19,2015)

 

Online crowdsourcing art history project allows everyone to browse and transcribe archives of artistsFind out how you can help with art history research right from home, and discover the life of an artist using a very cool, free to
use online tool “AnnoTate”

 

 

 

A collector's passion can get out of control at times, but it's also a hobby that many people enjoy.A Collector’s Passion:  The many varied interests and passions
of collectors are similar in one significant characteristic — sometimes the hobby can get out of control.

 

 

 

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Feature image sourced via Wikimedia: Two Women at a Window by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1655–60 (National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC) Public Domain
Images of 17th century collections in slideshow were sourced via Wikimedia

Filed Under: Collections, History, Visual Arts Tagged With: Art, Documentary

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