The Life of Romeyn de Hooghe 1645-1708: Prints, Pamphlets, and Politics in the Dutch Golden Age

By Henk F.K. van Nierop

Romeyn de Hooghe was the most imaginative and prolific graphic artist of the later Dutch Golden Age. Traditionally regarded as a perverted rogue, and more recently as a champion of the Radical Enlightenment, he emerges as a successful entrepreneur, a social climber, and an Orangist spin doctor. This first book-length biography of De Hooghe narrates how his reputation was ruined when he was accused of pornography, theft, and atheism. A study in seventeenth century political culture and patronage, focusing on spin and slander, it explores how artists, politicians, and hacks employed the visual arts and literature in political discourse, and tried to capture their readership with satire, mockery, and laughter. Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9462981388
• ISBN13: 9789462981386
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 2.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.5"