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Teylerâs Foundation in Haarlem and Its âBook and Art Roomâ of 1779
A Key Moment in the History of a Learned Institution
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Teylerâs Foundation in Haarlem and its âBook and Art Roomâ of 1779, edited by Ellinoor Bergvelt and Debora Meijers, examines for the first time this institution in the context of scientific, museological, political, artistic, religious and philosophical developments. The key moment was the decision in 1779 to give a free interpretation to the testament of its founder, the Mennonite entrepreneur Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702â1778): stimulated by the naturalist Martinus van Marum, the Foundationâs board decided to build an impressive museum room and to establish a natural science collection. The institution thus entered an era in which older scientific and collecting traditions engaged with new developments towards a research institution and a public museum of natural history, physics and art.
Contributors: Ellinoor S. Bergvelt, Terry van Druten, Arnold Heumakers, Eric Jorink, Paul Knolle, Debora Meijers, Wijnand Mijnhardt, Bert Sliggers, Koenraad Vos, and Holger Zaunstöck.
Contributors: Ellinoor S. Bergvelt, Terry van Druten, Arnold Heumakers, Eric Jorink, Paul Knolle, Debora Meijers, Wijnand Mijnhardt, Bert Sliggers, Koenraad Vos, and Holger Zaunstöck.
Ellinoor Bergvelt is Associate Professor Emeritus of Cultural History of Europe, University of Amsterdam, and Guest Researcher at that same university. She is also Research Fellow of Dulwich Picture Gallery (London), and Associate Researcher of the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History, The Hague). Among the publications she co-edited is De wereld binnen handbereik (âDistant Worlds made Tangibleâ; Amsterdam Historical Museum, 1992).
Debora Meijers is Associate Professor Emeritus of Art History, University of Amsterdam, and Guest Researcher at that same university. Since 2006 she has been a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her publications deal with the interface between art and science; among them is The Paper Museum of the Academy of Sciences in St Petersburg, c. 1725â60 (2005).
Debora Meijers is Associate Professor Emeritus of Art History, University of Amsterdam, and Guest Researcher at that same university. Since 2006 she has been a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her publications deal with the interface between art and science; among them is The Paper Museum of the Academy of Sciences in St Petersburg, c. 1725â60 (2005).
Preface
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
PARTÂ 1
Introduction and Background
1âPurpose and Structure of the Book
ââDebora J. Meijers and Ellinoor S. Bergvelt
2âTeylerâs Foundation and the Two Societies: Emergence and Development up to c. 1800
ââDebora J. Meijers
3âA Museum within the Foundation, 1779â2020
ââDebora J. Meijers
PARTÂ 2
Teylerâs as a Case in a Re-reading of the History of Science
4ââThe World We Have Lostâ: In Praise of a Comprehensive Ideal of Science and Scholarship
ââWijnand W. Mijnhardt
5âThe First Museum in the Netherlands? The Establishment of Teylerâs Oval Room in Historical Perspective (c. 1600â1800)
ââEric Jorink
6âHow to Collect Minerals, Rocks and Fossils for a Museum:Â The International Networks of Martinus van Marum (1750â1837)
ââBert Sliggers
PART 3
Teylerâs between the Natural Sciences and the Visual Arts
7ââTruth-to-Natureâ in the Museum? Wybrand Hendriks, Martinus van Marum and the âReasoned Imageâ
ââKoenraad Vos
8âAn Asset to Art. The Purchase of Italian Old Master Drawings from the Odescalchi Collection in Rome by Teylerâs Foundation in 1790:Â Motivation, Function, and the Context of Art Theory in the Netherlands
ââPaul Knolle
9âCollecting and Displaying Art in Teylerâs Museum, 1778â1885: The Usefulness of Drawings, Prints and Contemporary Paintings, and the Development of Public Access
ââTerry van Druten
PARTÂ 4
Teylerâs in an International Perspective
10âVisiting Haarlem:Â August Hermann Niemeyer, the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities at the Halle Orphanage, and Teylerâs Museum
ââHolger Zaunstöck
11âThe Rise of the Modern Romantic Concept of Art and the Art Museum
ââArnold Heumakers
Bibliography
Photo Credits
Index
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
PARTÂ 1
Introduction and Background
1âPurpose and Structure of the Book
ââDebora J. Meijers and Ellinoor S. Bergvelt
2âTeylerâs Foundation and the Two Societies: Emergence and Development up to c. 1800
ââDebora J. Meijers
3âA Museum within the Foundation, 1779â2020
ââDebora J. Meijers
PARTÂ 2
Teylerâs as a Case in a Re-reading of the History of Science
4ââThe World We Have Lostâ: In Praise of a Comprehensive Ideal of Science and Scholarship
ââWijnand W. Mijnhardt
5âThe First Museum in the Netherlands? The Establishment of Teylerâs Oval Room in Historical Perspective (c. 1600â1800)
ââEric Jorink
6âHow to Collect Minerals, Rocks and Fossils for a Museum:Â The International Networks of Martinus van Marum (1750â1837)
ââBert Sliggers
PART 3
Teylerâs between the Natural Sciences and the Visual Arts
7ââTruth-to-Natureâ in the Museum? Wybrand Hendriks, Martinus van Marum and the âReasoned Imageâ
ââKoenraad Vos
8âAn Asset to Art. The Purchase of Italian Old Master Drawings from the Odescalchi Collection in Rome by Teylerâs Foundation in 1790:Â Motivation, Function, and the Context of Art Theory in the Netherlands
ââPaul Knolle
9âCollecting and Displaying Art in Teylerâs Museum, 1778â1885: The Usefulness of Drawings, Prints and Contemporary Paintings, and the Development of Public Access
ââTerry van Druten
PARTÂ 4
Teylerâs in an International Perspective
10âVisiting Haarlem:Â August Hermann Niemeyer, the Cabinet of Artefacts and Natural Curiosities at the Halle Orphanage, and Teylerâs Museum
ââHolger Zaunstöck
11âThe Rise of the Modern Romantic Concept of Art and the Art Museum
ââArnold Heumakers
Bibliography
Photo Credits
Index
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