| − | Group portrait painters in [[Holland]] radically transformed the beholder’s relationship to the work of [[art]]. [[Italian painting|Italian art]] based on internal coherence–that is, a clear hierarchy of the figures depicted in the painting—ran counter to the Kunstwollen (artistic volition) of the artists of democratic Holland, seeking these artists to maintain equality among the sitters. [http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/089236548X.html] | + | Group portrait painters in [[Holland]] radically transformed the beholder’s relationship to the work of [[art]]. [[Italian Painting|Italian art]] based on internal coherence–that is, a clear hierarchy of the figures depicted in the painting—ran counter to the Kunstwollen (artistic volition) of the artists of democratic Holland, seeking these artists to maintain equality among the sitters. [http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/089236548X.html] |