Huygens and Hofwijck: the inventive world of Constantijn and Christiaan Huygens

Constantijn Huygens was a poet, composer and connoisseur of art and the classics. He was also secretary and confidant to three princes of Orange for 62 years. Hofwijck was also the place where Constantijn’s son Christiaan spent a significant part of his life. Christiaan Huygens was a member of the R...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leer, Kees van der 1944- (Author), Boers, Henk 1950- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2022
Subjects:
Summary:Constantijn Huygens was a poet, composer and connoisseur of art and the classics. He was also secretary and confidant to three princes of Orange for 62 years. Hofwijck was also the place where Constantijn’s son Christiaan spent a significant part of his life. Christiaan Huygens was a member of the Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge and became one of the greatest inventors and scientists. At the end of his life, at Hofwijck, he wrote Cosmotheoros, his magnum opus on the universe. At Huygens’s Hofwijck we look at the seventeenth century through the eyes of these two versatile men. With Constantijn and Christiaan, the story is about literature, art, music, politics, the House of Orange, science and life at a seventeenth-century country estate.
Item Description:Illustrationen, Porträts (teilweise farbig)
Physical Description:232 Seiten
ISBN:9789463722292

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection!