Upward mobility – networking in the 17th century
This blog post in Dutch / deze blog post in het Nederlands In the book Managing Authentic Relationships , the Deputy Director of the Hermitage Amsterdam Paul Mosterd writes about relationship management from a historic perspective. Mosterd covers this topic by describing what can be seen on four 17th century militia paintings from the Amsterdam Museum and Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar . One of the paintings is used for the cover of the book, the other three can be found at the beginning of the three main parts of the book; 'Authentic Relationships', 'Managing Relationships' and 'Successful Encounters'. The painting below by Pieter van Anraedt (made in 1675) marks the beginning of 'Managing Relationships'. The Regents of the Oudezijds Huiszittenhuis, Pieter van Anraedt, 1675, canvas 237 x 425 cm, collection Amsterdam Museum (on loan from the City of Amsterdam) "It is said that at a dinner, Winston C...