Early modern Antwerp-based art dealers exported a variety of luxury goods
across Europe and beyon... more Early modern Antwerp-based art dealers exported a variety of luxury goods across Europe and beyond. They traded locally and globally in mass-produced and unique goods of fancy, in newly produced and resold items. Our contribution examines the business models of these dealers in order to better understand the extraordinary reach of the early modern international art trade and its cultural ramifications. The Forchondt and Musson art dealing firms serve as a case study to put into context the artistic exchanges between Southern and Northern Netherlands during the second half of the seventeenth century and we reveal how their business strategies (both on a cultural and economic level) helped to overcome high levels of quality and demand uncertainty.
This article forms the introduction of a special volume of De Zeventiende Eeuw entitled 'Art on t... more This article forms the introduction of a special volume of De Zeventiende Eeuw entitled 'Art on the move', published in 2015. It puts the case studies presented in this issue into a broader theoretical perspective, highlights connections and differences, and puts forward new research questions.
In this digital age, declarations surface of the death of the expert and the democratization of i... more In this digital age, declarations surface of the death of the expert and the democratization of information. Crowd wisdom is seen as the new guide in constructing and evaluating knowledge. In the context of the art world, this tension between the amateurs and the experts becomes particularly pronounced as popular meets high culture. Questions arise such as: what is the role of the expert in the evaluation of art in contemporary times? Do social media dismantle age-old hierarchies and established priesthoods in the art world? ...
In this digital age, declarations surface of the death of the expert and the democratization of i... more In this digital age, declarations surface of the death of the expert and the democratization of information. Crowd wisdom is seen as the new guide in constructing and evaluating knowledge. In the context of the art world, this tension between the amateurs and the experts becomes particularly pronounced as popular meets high culture. Questions arise such as: what is the role of the expert in the evaluation of art in contemporary times? Do social media dismantle age-old hierarchies and established priesthoods in the art world? ...
Early modern Antwerp-based art dealers exported a variety of luxury goods
across Europe and beyon... more Early modern Antwerp-based art dealers exported a variety of luxury goods across Europe and beyond. They traded locally and globally in mass-produced and unique goods of fancy, in newly produced and resold items. Our contribution examines the business models of these dealers in order to better understand the extraordinary reach of the early modern international art trade and its cultural ramifications. The Forchondt and Musson art dealing firms serve as a case study to put into context the artistic exchanges between Southern and Northern Netherlands during the second half of the seventeenth century and we reveal how their business strategies (both on a cultural and economic level) helped to overcome high levels of quality and demand uncertainty.
This article forms the introduction of a special volume of De Zeventiende Eeuw entitled 'Art on t... more This article forms the introduction of a special volume of De Zeventiende Eeuw entitled 'Art on the move', published in 2015. It puts the case studies presented in this issue into a broader theoretical perspective, highlights connections and differences, and puts forward new research questions.
In this digital age, declarations surface of the death of the expert and the democratization of i... more In this digital age, declarations surface of the death of the expert and the democratization of information. Crowd wisdom is seen as the new guide in constructing and evaluating knowledge. In the context of the art world, this tension between the amateurs and the experts becomes particularly pronounced as popular meets high culture. Questions arise such as: what is the role of the expert in the evaluation of art in contemporary times? Do social media dismantle age-old hierarchies and established priesthoods in the art world? ...
In this digital age, declarations surface of the death of the expert and the democratization of i... more In this digital age, declarations surface of the death of the expert and the democratization of information. Crowd wisdom is seen as the new guide in constructing and evaluating knowledge. In the context of the art world, this tension between the amateurs and the experts becomes particularly pronounced as popular meets high culture. Questions arise such as: what is the role of the expert in the evaluation of art in contemporary times? Do social media dismantle age-old hierarchies and established priesthoods in the art world? ...
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across Europe and beyond. They traded locally and globally in mass-produced
and unique goods of fancy, in newly produced and resold items. Our contribution
examines the business models of these dealers in order to better understand the
extraordinary reach of the early modern international art trade and its cultural
ramifications. The Forchondt and Musson art dealing firms serve as a case study to put into context the artistic exchanges between Southern and Northern Netherlands during the second half of the seventeenth century and we reveal how their
business strategies (both on a cultural and economic level) helped to overcome high levels of quality and demand uncertainty.
across Europe and beyond. They traded locally and globally in mass-produced
and unique goods of fancy, in newly produced and resold items. Our contribution
examines the business models of these dealers in order to better understand the
extraordinary reach of the early modern international art trade and its cultural
ramifications. The Forchondt and Musson art dealing firms serve as a case study to put into context the artistic exchanges between Southern and Northern Netherlands during the second half of the seventeenth century and we reveal how their
business strategies (both on a cultural and economic level) helped to overcome high levels of quality and demand uncertainty.