In his biography of Liègeois artist Lambert Lombard (1505–1566), Domenicus Lampsonius (1532–1599) laments the dearth of ancient literature available in clear, faithful translations from Latin. Until [...] Read More
Book Reviews
Marie de Bourgogne: Figure, principat et postérité d’une duchesse tardo-médievale /Mary of Burgundy: ‘Persona’, Reign, and Legacy of a Late Medieval Duchess (Burgundica, 31)
The fame of the dukes of Burgundy has inspired numerous exhibitions, conferences, and monographs over the last century, yet the last of their line has only just begun to receive her due. While there [...] Read More
Nicolaes Maes. Dutch Master of the Golden Age
This concise, well-illustrated catalogue was published to accompany the first monographic exhibition devoted to Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693), presented in The Hague from October 17, 2019 to January 19, [...] Read More
The Ghent Altarpiece. Research and Conservation of the Interior: The Lower Register (Contributions to the Study of the Flemish Primitives, 16)
The massive polyptych known as The Ghent Altarpiece (Ghent, Cathedral of Saint Bavo) is one of the key monuments in the history of art. Originally comprised of twelve panels including nineteen [...] Read More
Rembrandt, Vermeer, and the Gift in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art (Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age)
The wide-ranging material discussed in Zell’s welcome study relates to the values ascribed to art objects. Quantitative monetary currency provides one measure, and others are qualitative: diplomatic [...] Read More
Dissimilar Similitudes: Devotional Objects in Late Medieval Europe
In her latest book, Dissimilar Similitudes: Devotional Objects in Late Medieval Europe, Caroline Walker Bynum delves even deeper into the material world of the devotional object during the long Middle [...] Read More