15th Century Netherlandish Art
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In this lucid account, Stephanie Porras charts the fascinating story of art in northern Europe during the Renaissance period (c.1400–1570). She explains how artists and patrons from the regions north of the Alps – the Low Countries,... more
Die Kunst Jan van Eycks markiert mit ihrer neuartigen Öltechnik, ihrer präzisen Beobachtung der sichtbaren Welt und ihrem hohen ästhetischen wie intellektuellen Reflexionsniveau nicht allein die »Geburtsstunde« der niederländischen... more
On the role of the format for the meaning of the Garden of Earthly Delights.
This is the Introduction: The Triptych as a "Painting with Doors" to my book Opening Doors.
This is a threefold transcription of Baude Cordier's "circle canon," two versions in rondeau form and one in perpetual canon. Included with the music transcriptions are full translations from Medieval French to English of all the... more
‘The Patron in the Picture. Bosch and his Donor Portraits’, in: Jo Timmermans, Ron Spronk, Jos Koldeweij et al. (eds.), Jheronimus Bosch: His Life and his Work . Proceedings 3rd International 4th Jheronimus Bosch Conference, 14-16 April... more
La collection de La Petite bibliothèque d'histoire des arts a l'ambition de constituer un nouvel outil à destination des étudiants des cursus d'histoire et d'histoire de l'art des universités comme à destination du grand public souhaitant... more
A bibliography of the Ghent Altarpiece, painted by Hubert and Jan van Eyck
Dominique Deneffe and Jeroen Reyniers, The Ghent Altarpiece. A Bibliography, Contributions to the Study of the Flemish Primitives, 15, Brussels (KIK-IRPA), 2020.
Dominique Deneffe and Jeroen Reyniers, The Ghent Altarpiece. A Bibliography, Contributions to the Study of the Flemish Primitives, 15, Brussels (KIK-IRPA), 2020.
A scroll edition of Pierre de la Rue's "Agnus dei II" from his "Missa l'Homme arme" featuring his famous 4-voiced prolation canon.
For a recording and score-video of the piece see the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTtLNfq0x0
For a recording and score-video of the piece see the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTtLNfq0x0
What happens when we look at a canonical painting from the perspective of its non-human occupant? This article explores that question through the case of the dog in Jan van Eyck's "Arnolfini Portrait." Not only is the dog in The Arnolfini... more
This volume contains a statistical study of 287 Early Netherlandish paintings with domestic settings. Issues explored within the book include an investigation of the application and benefits of statistical methodologies in art historical... more
This essay puts Michelangelo's infamous attack on Flemish painting in its aesthetic and political context. The anarchy and philistinism which he imputes to Flemish painting draws on a historic association between those who lived north of... more
The article discusses Jan van Scorel's drawing and painting technique and is based on various types of technical investigation, including X-ray, infrared reflectography and the analysis of paint samples.
A transcription of Alexander Agricola's (1457/58 - 1506) "Tandernaken." For a recording with a score video see the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nac6QU2rhGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nac6QU2rhGQ
Marie de Bourgogne (1457–1482), fille unique de Charles le Téméraire et de ce fait « la plus grande héritière qui fust de son temps », a jusqu’ici attiré assez peu d’attention de la part des spécialistes du XVe siècle. Une figure ambiguë,... more
In this 8 sheet, 32 scene anonymous blockbook, lines from the biblical 'Song of Songs' are rearranged to form a new poem telling the story of the Virgin Mary's preparation to take her place in the Christian hierarchy. The analysis puts... more
"Il concetto d'imitazione nella lettera di Pietro Summonte (1524). La pittura fiamminga e la costruzione di un’identità culturale napoletana aragonese", in La Corona d'Aragona e l'Italia. Atti del XX Congresso della Corona d'Aragona... more
The late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries were a time of growing affective piety and engagement with the material culture of Christian devotion in Northern Europe. The three so-called lower senses of smell, touch, and taste were... more
https://infine-editions.fr/publications/la-maison-changenet/ http://editions.louvre.fr/fr/les-ouvrages/catalogues-dexposition/artistes/la-maison-changenet.html À la manière d’une véritable enquête menée entre Avignon, Marseille et... more
Dedicated to the diffusion of the devotional portrait diptych in the Low Countries, this article demonstrates that this genre of paintings was not as popular as often stated, but was instead a particular type of painting which was... more
The anonymous Master of the Altar of Rimini, or Master of Rimini, was active during the first half of the 15th century, with a workshop probably located in the south of the historical region of Franconia (in present-day Germany). He... more
The Lamentation of Chomranice, now in the Diocesan Museum, Tarnów, though not well-known outside Poland, is one of the most interesting examples of Polish panel painting of the first half of the fifteenth century. Its creator was a... more
Si l’on veut poser la question de l’existence d’un style »bourguignon«, il faut préalablement revenir sur cette notion. Or, vouloir définir au Moyen Âge ou au début des Temps modernes un style »national«, c’est affronter un problème... more
This paper analyses a miniature of a manuscript copy of the Alonso de Oropesa’s 'Lumen ad revelationem gentium' kept at the Ambrosiana Library (ms. A 3 inf.). It was made ca. 1465-1468 in Spain, probably in Toledo. The patron was Alonso... more
In Devotional Portraiture and Spiritual Experience Ingrid Falque analyses the meditative functions of early Netherlandish paintings including devotional portraits, that is portraits of people kneeling in prayer. Such paintings have been... more
The importance of Early Netherlandish painting in the fifteenth century was so great that it was considered by humanists such as Bartolomeo Fazio and Pietro Summonte to be an 'ars nova' equal to antiquity. In the Mediterranean region... more
Jeroen Reyniers, 'The Iconography of Emperor Augustus with the Tiburtine Sibyl in the Low Countries. An Overview', in: Marco Cavalieri, Pierre Assenmaker, Mattia Cavagna, David Engels (ed.), Augustus Through the Ages: Receptions, Readings... more
The early history of northern Renaissance architecture has long been presented as being the inexorable occurrence of an almost viral dissemination of Italian Renaissance forms and motifs. For the last two decades, however, the... more
Paper presented on the Conference AUGUSTE A TRAVERS LES AGES : RECEPTIONS, RELECTURES ET APPROPRIATIONS DE LA FIGURE DU PREMIER EMPEREUR ROMAIN AUGUSTUS THROUGH THE AGES: RECEPTIONS, READINGS AND APPROPRIATIONS OF THE HISTORICAL FIGURE OF... more
En 1748, la Nativité du cardinal Jean Rolin peinte par Jean Hey vers 1480 est décrite pour la première fois dans la sacristie de la cathédrale Saint-Lazare d’Autun, sans que soit précisée sa provenance antérieure. Philippe Lorentz... more
The late gothic Dominican altar from Cracow is one of the most important masterpieces of panel painting in Lesser Poland in the 15th century. The altarpiece dates back to c. 1465, and his author remains anonymous, thus being called Master... more