| Table of Contents |
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| Introduction |
4 |
| 1. Art dealers in the Netherlands 1600-1800 |
7 |
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· Street merchants, markets and fairs (subheadings) |
9 |
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· Professional art dealers |
11 |
| 2. Amsterdam. Fat years on the Breestraat |
27 |
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· Rembrandt in Amsterdam |
27 |
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· Saskia’s testament |
30 |
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· Hendrickje Stoffels’ first years in Amsterdam |
32 |
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· Hendrickje Stoffels as a model |
36 |
| 3. Hendrickje Stoffels and Rembrandt van Rijn’s image |
45 |
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· Rembrandt’s image in the 18th and 19th centuries |
46 |
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· From saving Grace to passive victim |
49 |
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· Legal trick or financial need? |
54 |
| Conclusion |
58 |
| Appendices |
60 |
| A: |
Overview of documents pertaining to Hendrickje Stoffels |
60 |
| B: |
Names of 17th century female art dealers |
62 |
| C: |
List of professions practiced by Amsterdam women in the 17th century |
64 |
| Bibliography |
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