Lotteries, art markets, and visual culture in the Low Countries, 15th-17th centuries
TitleLotteries, art markets, and visual culture in the Low Countries, 15th-17th centuries
Author
Place of publicationLeiden
PublisherBrill
Year of publication2018
Materialboek
Series titleStudies in the history of collecting & art markets; 4
ISBN9789004353213
NotesXVII, 369 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Met lit.opg. - Met. reg.
Subjectnetwerken, prijsbeleid, markt, veilingen, cultuurgoederen, kunstgeschiedenis, middeleeuwen, zestiende eeuw, zeventiende eeuw, impact
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Abstract
Publication examines lotteries as devices for distributing images and art objects, and constructing their value in the former Low Countries. Alongside the fairs and before specialist auction sales were established, they were an atypical but popular and large-scale form of the art trade. As part of a growing entrepreneurial sensibility based on speculation and a sense of risk, they lay behind many innovations. This study looks at their actors, networks and strategies. It considers the objects at stake, their value, and the forms of visual communication intended to boost an appetite for ownership. Ultimately, it contemplates how the lottery culture impacted notions of Fortune and Vanitas in the visual arts.
