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The unseen world: the Netherlands and India from 1550

The unseen world: the Netherlands and India from 1550
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ISBN 9460043747 (hbk.)
9789460043741 (hbk.)
Author Gommans, Jos J. L.
Title The unseen world : the Netherlands and India from 1550 / Jos Gommans
Publisher [Amsterdam] : Rijksmuseum ; Uitgeverij Vantilt, 2018
Physical desc. 265 pages ; illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm.
Series Country series (Rijksmuseum, Netherlands)
Note CBL illustrations: p. [146], figs. 2.45A (In 07A.13a) & 2.45B (In 07A.12b); p. [188], figs. 3.19A (In 07A.14a) & 3.19B (In 07A.5a).
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references and (pages 252-256) index.
Contents Introduction. The prism of global history -- The Rijksmuseum's India collection -- The Netherlands and India -- Pt. 1: Connections: the VOC in India. Setting: the trading post -- Coromandel -- Gujarat -- Hindustan -- Bengal -- Malabar -- Counterpoint: India in the Netherlands -- Pt. 2: Comparisons: globalization in the Netherlands and India. Setting: the world -- a golden age for cities and royal courts -- Gardens -- Cabinets and albums -- World histories -- Allegories -- Counterpoint: renouncement of the world -- Pt. 3: Entanglements: a neoplatonic undercurrent. Setting: the court -- A world wide web -- Neoplatonic painting -- Dutch art goes global -- Kesu Das and Willem Schellinks -- Rembrandt the magus -- Counterpoint: disenchantment.
Corporate name Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
Subject Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07A
Art -- India -- Influence
Art, Dutch -- Influence
Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- India
India -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands
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