Word: 17th
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lottery for Seymour Slive's class Rembrandt and His Contemporaries, but you can still see the works of this master. In conjunction with the class, the Fogg is presenting an intimate exhibit of works by Rembrandt and others in a two-part showing. The first of these skillfully displays 17th century Dutch drawings and etchings. and are of a remarkable quality...
...success of this exhibit relies on the combination of artists presented. Rembrandt's etchings are particularly interesting in contrast to the works of other Dutch artists of the 17th century. For example the placing of Rembrandt's Flight into Egypt next to the same subject interpreted by Hendrik Gonat, an early 17th century artist, highlights Rembrandt's unique style. Gonat's etching employs the same dramatic lighting so often associated with Rembrandt, but the effect is completely different. Gonat's precisely controlled technique renders the work sterile, though beautiful. In contrast, the Rembrandt etching infuses a detailed realist landscape with...
...mark of Van Dyck's style is its extraordinary refinement, a delicacy that runs counter to what English 17th century taste had come to expect from Holland: "robustious boistrous druncken headed imaginary Gods," as Charles I's agent in Brussels remarked when trying to decide on an artist from whom to commission a story of Cupid and Psyche...
Mark A. Kishlansky, an expert in 17th century British political history, accepted the lifetime post in December, according to a history professor...
Afrikaners -- the 3 million descendants of 17th century Dutch, French and German settlers -- have seen their grip gradually weakening since 1976, when an uprising in the township of Soweto heralded a surge in black demands for political rights. But this year, by freeing Nelson Mandela, legalizing the African National Congress and pursuing negotiations with black leaders on a new constitution, President F.W. de Klerk has sent a profound shock through Afrikanerdom. Appearing finally to accept that they cannot maintain their near exclusive hold on state power for much longer, Afrikaners across the political spectrum are asking what role they should...