Benjamin Moser
The Upside-Down World : Meetings with the Dutch Masters Paperback Book
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The Pulitzer Prizewinning biographer turns his eye to the seventeenthcentury Dutch Golden Age Twenty years ago, Benjamin Moser followed a love affair to an ancient Dutch town. In order to make sense of this new place, he threw himself into the Dutch museums. Soon, he found himself unearthing the strange, inspiring and sometimes terrifying stories of the artists who shaped one of the most luminous moments in the history of human creativity, the Dutch Golden Age.As he explored the hidden world of the Dutch Masters (and one Mistress), Moser met a crowd of fascinating personalities the stormy Rembrandt, the intimate Ter Borch, the mysterious Vermeer. Through their art, he got to know their country, too from Pieter Saenredams translucent churches to Paulus Potters muddy barnyards, and from Pieter de Hoochs cozy hearths to Jacob van Ruisdaels tragic trees. Over the years, Moser found himself on increasingly intimate terms with these centuriesdead artists, and found that they, too, were struggling with the same questions he was. Why do we make art? What is art, anyway and what is an artist? What does it mean to succeed as an artist, and what does it mean to fail?The UpsideDown World is an invitation to ask these questions, and to turn them on their heads to look, and then to look again. It is a brilliant, colourful and learned book for anyone, whether lifelong scholar or curious tourist, who has ever felt the lure of the Dutch galleries. It shows us art, and artists, as we have...
Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: ABA; Weight: 646 g; Dimensions: 129 x 199 x 24
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The Pulitzer Prizewinning biographer turns his eye to the seventeenthcentury Dutch Golden Age Twenty years ago, Benjamin Moser followed a love affair to an ancient Dutch town. In order to make sense of this new place, he threw himself into the Dutch museums. Soon, he found himself unearthing the strange, inspiring and sometimes terrifying stories of the artists who shaped one of the most luminous moments in the history of human creativity, the Dutch Golden Age.As he explored the hidden world of the Dutch Masters (and one Mistress), Moser met a crowd of fascinating personalities the stormy Rembrandt, the intimate Ter Borch, the mysterious Vermeer. Through their art, he got to know their country, too from Pieter Saenredams translucent churches to Paulus Potters muddy barnyards, and from Pieter de Hoochs cozy hearths to Jacob van Ruisdaels tragic trees. Over the years, Moser found himself on increasingly intimate terms with these centuriesdead artists, and found that they, too, were struggling with the same questions he was. Why do we make art? What is art, anyway and what is an artist? What does it mean to succeed as an artist, and what does it mean to fail?The UpsideDown World is an invitation to ask these questions, and to turn them on their heads to look, and then to look again. It is a brilliant, colourful and learned book for anyone, whether lifelong scholar or curious tourist, who has ever felt the lure of the Dutch galleries. It shows us art, and artists, as we have...
Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: ABA; Weight: 646 g; Dimensions: 129 x 199 x 24
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Benjamin Moser
The Upside-Down World : Meetings with the Dutch Masters Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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