Author: ANDERSON, CHRISTINA
Title: The Flemish Merchant of Venice Daniel Nijs and the Sale of the Gonzaga Art Collection
Description: New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015. Hardcover. ISBN: 0300209681. Maps & color illustrations; viii, 264 pages; Hard bound is black with silver lettering on spine. This is a NEW book. DJ. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with 51 color and b/w pictures, plus a family tree of the Nijs family. "During the years 1627 and 1628, Charles I of England purchased the cream of the Gonzaga art collection, belonging to the dukes of Mantua, in what would become the greatest art deal of the 17th century. Among the treasures sold were ancient statues and stunning paintings by Titian, Raphael, Correggio, and Rubens. This book examines this fascinating and significant art sale from the perspective of the man who orchestrated it--Daniel Nijs (1572-1647) , a Flemish merchant, collector, and dealer living in Venice". This book examines this fascinating and significant art sale from the perspective of the man who orchestrated it--Daniel Nijs (1572-1647) , a Flemish merchant, collector, and dealer living in Venice". Appendices; glossary; bibliography; index.. As New in As New dust jacket .

Keywords: 0300209681 Art History; Biography; European History; Art Collectiions; Art Collectors; Royalty; English History; English Monarchs; 17th Century History; Royalty Cultural History European History Art Geography English/British History Biography/Memoirs/Jour