The second part of this review will appear in November 2007. The HNA Review of Books should probably review more exhibitions and their catalogues, the more so when an important, if neglected, major [...] Read More
16th Century
Mayken Verhulst (1518-1599). The Turkish Manners of an Artistic Lady
Regular readers of this Review might recognize the whimsically named Museum Het Zotte Kunstkabinett from its earlier exhibition, De Zotte Schilders (2003), catalogue by Eric De Bruyn and Jan Op de [...] Read More
Hubert Gerhard und Carlo di Cesare del Palagio: Bronzeplastiker der Spätrenaissance
Dorothea Diemer's tandem monograph on Hubert Gerhard and Carlo di Cesare del Palagio, two sculptors working at the late sixteenth-century court of Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria, reaches far beyond the [...] Read More
Hans Holbein d. J. Tafelmaler in Basel 1515-1532
The past decade has seen a definite resurgence of art historical scholarship on Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8 - 1543). Jochen Sander's recent book contributes much to this reawakened dialogue. His [...] Read More
Albrecht Altdorfer in seiner Zeit: Religiöse und profane Themen in der Kunst um 1500
German artists other than Dürer have only recently begun to emerge from his shadow. Suddenly the Regensburg master, Albrecht Altdorfer, receives two important new books from the very same year and [...] Read More
German and Netherlandish Paintings 1450-1600. The Collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Because of its location in the geographical center of the continental United States, the Nelson-Atkins Museum is perhaps less familiar than its peers, but it offers artistic treasures from almost all [...] Read More