What's in a name? : forging an identity : portraits of Nicolaes Tulp (1593-1674)

Author

Griffey, Erin

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Dutch crossing. 1997, Num. 2, Vol. 21, p. 3-53, 10 ill.

ISSN

0309-6564

Abstract (en)

Through an exploration of the portraits identified with the name Nicolaes Tulp, a doctor and magistrate in 17th c. Amsterdam, this paper analyses the visual persona of Tulp. Asserts that the portraits played an active shaping role in the construction of his identity. Explores how Tulp's identity was forged in response to his changing social, professional, and political roles. This identity was constructed by and refers to a complex series of inanimate (the tulip), portrayed (Lipsius, Vesalius, members of the Amsterdam elite), and "real" historical references (Jan Six). Also examines how Tulp's identity was recreated in the 19th c. through family politics, faulty attributions, and nationalist historiography. Portraits previously considered anonymous were newly identified as "Tulp."

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Netherlands
• Tulp, Nicolaas, 1593-1674
• Portraits
• Painting
• Netherlands
• 1600-1700
• Tulips
• Representation
• Historiography

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Pays-Bas
• Tulp, Nicolaas, 1593-1674
• Portrait
• Peinture
• Pays-Bas
• 1600-1700
• Tulipe
• Représentation
• Historiographie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990401-00204937

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