The World of Jan Brandes, 1743–1808: Drawings of a Dutch Traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa Art deco showcased through a selection of

showcased through a selection of works from Museum Pasifika in Nusa Dua

Print length: 88 Pages

including rare portraits of women—an exceptional feat for a foreigner at the time

his fascination with modern and Western art prompted him to go to Belgium in 1975

The container is coated in muted black and red finish with raised concentric ring motifs on the lid and base—simple yet elegant

The World of Jan Brandes, 1743–1808: Drawings of a Dutch Traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa Art deco showcased through a selection ofThis publication brings to light one of the most remarkable and intimate visual records of Dutch colonial life in the 18th century. Jan Brandes, a Lutheran minister appointed to Bataviathe administrative center of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)created over six hundred watercolour drawings during his travels through Java, Ceylon, and Southern Africa between 1779 and 1787. Unlike official VOC imagery, Brandess works offer a deeply personal