{"title":"Pieter Biesboer","description":"\u003cp\u003ePieter Biesboer specialises in art historical works that offer rich insights into Dutch Golden Age painting and its cultural context. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eFrans Hals Portraits: A Family Reunion\u003c\/em\u003e, combine meticulous research with an engaging narrative style that appeals to both scholars and art enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect detailed explorations of iconic artworks, focusing on the lives and techniques of masters like Frans Hals. Biesboer's writing brings the world of 17th-century art vividly to life, highlighting its social and historical significance within the broader arts and culture landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"frans-hals-portraits-a-family-reunion-by-lawrence-w-nichols-9783777430072","title":"Frans Hals Portraits: A Family Reunion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrans Hals Portraits: A Family Reunion\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the work of Frans Hals (1582\/83 - 1666), one of the foremost portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age. This exhibition is the first dedicated to his family group portraiture. The show and the catalogue bring together all four of his family portraits, along with related works by the artist. It examines Hals's approach to family portraiture as a whole, placing it in the context of his complete oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition was inspired by the Toledo Museum of Art's acquisition in 2011 of Frans Hals's \u003cem\u003eVan Campen Family Portrait in a Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e, alongside the recent conservation of Brussels' \u003cem\u003eThree Children of the Van Campen Family\u003c\/em\u003e. These two works originally formed a single composition, separated for unknown reasons likely in the late 18th century or early 19th century. The catalogue reunites the surviving sections of the Toledo\/Brussels painting and proposes a reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt will discuss how the four compositions are constructed, what symbolic elements are included, and what is known about the sitters. The book also presents new discoveries about the Van Campen family, placing them within Haarlem society of the early 1600s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536595632364,"sku":"9783777430072","price":48.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783777430072-frans-hals-portraits-a-family-reunion.jpg?v=1776384192"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/pieter-biesboer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}