Most histories of print collectors and their collections spring from an investigation of the print collection itself. Take for example, Peter Parshall's article on Ferdinand of Tyrol's collection at [...] Read More
Book Reviews
Painted Prints: The Revelation of Color in Northern Renaissance and Baroque Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts
One of my students likened our entrance into the galleries of the exhibition, Painted Prints, while on a class trip to Baltimore, to that of Dorothy's stepping into Oz - the moment at which Dorothy [...] Read More
Saints, Sinners, and Sisters: Gender and Northern Art in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
This anthology fills a major lacuna in the study of Northern European art. The eleven essays address a range of issues related to women artists, images of women, and theoretical gender concerns. As [...] Read More
Painting for the Market. Commercialization of Art in Antwerp’s Golden Age (Studies in Urban History [1100-1800], 2)
This is the first monographic study based on archival research that is devoted to the Antwerp art market during the 'long' sixteenth century, from 1490 to 1609. Filip Vermeylen's pivotal thesis is [...] 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