Painters' playbooks in the art market of early modern Amsterdam

Contents

Introduction. Economic histories of Dutch art and the art market ; Sociology of art markets ; Location theories in the 'spatial turn' of the humanities ; An integrated socio-spatial approach to the early modern art market ; Deep mapping as a methodological framework -- Use and Structure of Space in Painters' Homes. Inventories as sources for reconstructing painters' interiors ; House typologies revealed in Amsterdam inventories ; Painters at home ; Conclusion -- Changing Artistic Landscape in Amsterdam, 1585-1610. Amsterdam in 1585 ; 1585-1600: Emerging from an artistic backwater ; 1600-1610: Continuity and transformation ; The emergence of the 'artists' quarter' ; Conclusion -- Formative Years of the Art Market, 1610-1630. Behaviours and choices: Citywide distribution of painters and art dealers ; Embedding painters' behaviours into society: Insights from Kohier 1631 ; Portraitists and their sitters in urban space ; Conclusion -- Tripartite Art Market in Urban Space, 1630-1650. The high-end art market ; Mid-tier painters' divergent responses to the place between patronage and the open market ; Low-end art dealers' and painters' attachment to marketplaces ; Economic landscape around 1650: Artists, dealers, and their patrons ; Conclusion -- Diverse Reactions to a Competitive Art Market, 1650-1670. The expanding high-end market ; The shrinking mid-level market and the struggling painters ; The low-end market and the transformation of Sint Antoinesbreestraat ; Conclusion -- Transition into a New Market for Art, 1670-1700. New market coordination reflected in Pieter de Graeff's almanacs ; Adapting to a changing market and cityscape ; Keeping abreast with patrons: Conspicuous display in painters' homes ; Painters' enhances socio-economic standing ; Conclusion -- Conclusion. The early modern art market as a socio-spatial phenomenon ; Combining sociological and spatial narratives.