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At home in the city: the dynamics of material culture University of Antwerp
City and society in the Low Countries, 1100-1600 University of Antwerp
Epilogue: The legacy of the medieval city in the Low Countries University of Antwerp
Antwerp and the 'Material Renaissance' University of Antwerp
New and old luxuries between the Court and the city: a comparative perspective on material cultures in Brussels and Antwerp, 1650-1735 University of Antwerp
Samenleven in de stad University of Antwerp
Thuis in de stad University of Antwerp
Neophilia and Old Master paintings University of Antwerp
Over the course of the eighteenth century the Austrian Netherlands witnessed the emergence of specialised art auctions. In this article we argue that both the evolution of the auctions and of the prices paid for works of art at the auctions can only be understood as a response to changes in consumer culture during the eighteenth century. Although auctions rapidly gained in importance as a commercial arena through which Old Masters could be ...