Ortrud Westheider; Josef Helfenstein; Bodo Brinkmann; Michael Philipp; Bodo Brinkmann; Gabriel Dette; Jan De Hond; Michael Philipp; Gary Schwartz; Roelof van Gelder
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The book deals with the similarities and differences between the two collections (Kunstmuseum Basel and Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid) in five centuries of collecting and museum history.
In the 17th century, Amsterdam was a vibrant hub of the burgeoning European trade with Asia, Africa, and the Levant, importing copious amounts of foreign items that powerfully stimulated the imaginati