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 Title page of the Schouburg with a portrait of Otto van Veen | |
| Author | Arnold Houbraken |
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| Original title | De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen |
| Language | Dutch |
| Subject | Artist biographies |
| Publisher | Arnold Houbraken |
Publication date | 1718–1721 |
| Publication place | Netherlands |
The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters and Paintresses, or De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen, as it was originally known in Dutch, is a series of artist biographies with engraved portraits written by the 18th-century painter Arnold Houbraken. It was published in three volumes as a sequel to Karel van Mander's own list of biographies known as the Schilder-boeck. The first volume appeared in 1718, and was followed by the second volume in 1719, the year Houbraken died. The third and last volume was published posthumously by Houbraken's wife and children in 1721. This work is considered to be a very important source of information on 17th-century artists of the Netherlands. The Schouburg is listed as one of the thousand most important works in the Canon of Dutch Literature from the Middle Ages to the present day.[1]
- ^ "Beschikbare titels - periode 1550-1700 - basisbibliotheek" [Available titles - period 1550-1700 - basic (essential) library]. De Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren DBNL | The Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). KB Nationale Bibliotheek van Nederland.