Petronella Oortman’s Doll’s House
| Author | Sara van Dijk, Alexander Dencher |
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| Publisher | Rijskmuseum/ Nai010 Publishers |
| ISBN | 9789462089723 |
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At the end of the seventeenth century, in the vibrant city of Amsterdam, the wealthy Petronella Oortman commissioned a doll’s house. Crafted by the most skilled artisans from the Dutch Republic and beyond, this was no children’s toy, but a small-scale masterpiece. Oortman devoted 25 years to its completion, spending an astonishing 20,000 to 30,000 guilders – a sum that could have bought her a grand canal house. It is, in every detail, her ideal version of reality: a perfect household in miniature. Now, more than three centuries later, digital photography brings the world of the doll’s house back to life. This book takes the reader on a tour of every room – including those normally hidden from view – offering a fresh perspective on this remarkable creation.
| 96 p, ills colour & bw, 18 x 23 cm, pb, English |
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US$24.50
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idea47356