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The desire to capture quality or qualities in words and concepts, which has been at the core of much of my research, led to the publication of my book the eye of the connoisseur. Martyn was more diffident a voice than most british connoisseurs, who increasingly. Attributing old master paintings is one of the most demanding tasks of the art historian. Attributing old master paintings is one of the most difficult tasks of the art historian. Anna tummers, the eye of the connoisseur isbn 978 90 8964 321 6. Eye of the connoisseur tummers, anna 9789089643216. Authenticating paintings by rembrandt and his contemporaries by anna tummers hardcover brand new. Welcome by anna tummers, author and curator old master paintings. While authorship has important implications for the field of art history and for valuation, little has been written on the theory and techniques of the connoisseurs work. The stakes can be high, especially when the work in question might indeed be the hand of a great master. The eye of the connoisseur anna tummers gedrukt boek. The author of this fascinating volume focuses on the challenges and methods used in attributing seventeenth century dutch and flemish art.
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