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A 3 page paper which examines Dutch art and how the Dutch differed from the Italian during the height of Dutch art. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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unique pieces of art and a time when it seemed that the Dutch artists were quite prolific. In addition, it seems a time when artists abounded throughout the small nation.
As one author notes, "some Dutch communities had more artists than they did butchers" (Albany Institute of History and Art, 2007). The following paper examines what a Dutch manager would
tell an Italian art dealer wishing to sell art to the Dutch during the 17th century. Dutch Art The first question
asked by the student is 1) How is Dutch society and religion different from the Italians? What perhaps made the two nations most different relates to religion. In the 17th
century the Dutch people had essentially moved on towards Protestantism and Italy remained powerfully tied to Catholicism and Rome. Protestants did not believe the same way as Catholics about art
for the Catholics believed that art should be religious with saints and religious icons. Because of this shift there were no churches to serve as patrons to the arts, which
was essentially what kept Italy alive in the field of art. For the Protestants, "depictions of the saints and biblical scenes" were "idolatrous" and "Though Calvin had strongly denounced idolatrous
paintings, he sanctioned the use of artwork for decorative or didactic purposes in the home" (Albany Institute of History and Art, 2007). This difference led to many people becoming artists,
one could say, in relationship to doing it for arts sake. The next question asked is, 2) How does the Dutch art
market and patronage operate differently from the Italians? As noted previously, in Italy the patronage of the artists were those affiliated with the Church. As noted by one artist, "Fueled
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