In line with the aims of Phaidon’s “Art & Ideas” series, Jeffrey Chipps Smith has written a portable and reasonably priced introduction to the period for students and the general reader. His [...] Read More
14th and 15th Centuries
Layers of Illusion: The Mayer van den Bergh Breviary
In 1994, the Mayer van den Bergh Breviary was loosed by conservators from the restrictive neo-Gothic binding that had discouraged both scholarly perusal and photography and carefully dismantled. Its [...] Read More
Krone und Schleier: Kunst in mittelalterlichen Frauenklöstern
This vast and visually rich two-part exhibition necessitated multiple visits. The early material (made before 1200) was displayed in the Ruhrlandmuseum in Essen, where the exhibition borrowed the cool [...] Read More
From Flanders to Florence. The Impact of Netherlandish Painting, 1400-1500
Paula Nuttall's book addresses the popularity of Netherlandish painting in Italy and its influence on Florentine artists. It does so in four parts: Context, Contacts, Ownership, and Influence. The [...] Read More
Art from the Court of Burgundy, 1364-1419
This catalogue - the English language version of L'art à la cour de Bourgogne: le mécénat de Philippe le Hardi et de Jean sans Peur (1364-1419) - accompanied the exhibition commemorating the 600th [...] Read More
El secreto de los flamencos
What do HNA members read when they go on holidays? Some of us carry a lot of new books and catalogues, discussed in the HNA Newsletters; others buy a good novel or thriller and try to forget HNA for a [...] Read More