17世纪英格兰艺术市场的形成

The Formation of England Art Market in the 17th Century

17世纪是英格兰艺术发展的重要阶段,逐渐改变了英格兰艺术的落后状况。艺术市场的全面形成是促成这种转变的重要因素。开放的市场环境使艺术品数量增加、艺术家和艺术工匠的人数增长,使人们对本土和外来艺术品的需求都能得到满足。艺术消费呈现不断增长的态势。不仅社会上层有着稳定的高端需求,而且在其示范引领之下,众多富裕家庭也都开始关注艺术,并逐渐增加艺术消费。整个社会日益形成一种艺术消费的风尚,为艺术市场的全面形成奠定了坚实基础。

The seventeenth-century was an important period of art development in England, which gradually changed the undeveloped situation of art in England. The formation of the art market was an important element to boost this change. The art market developed comprehensively in this period. The open market raised the number of arts, artists and artisans, and met the demand for the local and outside arts. Art consumption continually showed a growing trend. Not only the upper class kept the high-end demands steadily, but also they set an example for many rich families, who gradually paid attention to art and consumed arts. The whole society increasingly formed a fashion of artistic consumption, which laid a solid foundation for the overall development of art market.