. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . RENAISSANCE IN NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY 173. OAK TABLE WITH seas produce: Venice is surpassed, wrote the Venetian Ambassadoron visiting Antwerp in 1550. The wealthy burghers of these cities,with increasing prosperity, were indeed fully alive to the lucrative ad-vantages of combining art and commerce,and encouraged the immigration of allwho were skilled in the new industrieswith a view to breaking down ItalianmonopoUes in several branches of artcraftsmanship. It is interesting to notethat among those thus
. The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history . RENAISSANCE IN NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY 173. OAK TABLE WITH seas produce: Venice is surpassed, wrote the Venetian Ambassadoron visiting Antwerp in 1550. The wealthy burghers of these cities,with increasing prosperity, were indeed fully alive to the lucrative ad-vantages of combining art and commerce,and encouraged the immigration of allwho were skilled in the new industrieswith a view to breaking down ItalianmonopoUes in several branches of artcraftsmanship. It is interesting to notethat among those thus attracted to Ant-werp was Christopher Plantin, the founderof the celebrated house wherein now is themuseum of decorative and historic furniture. From the Middle Ages the manufacturers of Flanders and ofEngland were in constant communication and exchange of theirwares; the more so since the religious and political aspirations of the two countries were alsolargely identical from the daysof the Reformation. The tide of the Renaissancewould appear to have reached theNetherlands somewhat before itsarrival in G
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