In art historical literature it is deemed desirable to gather, at regular intervals, clearly organised bibliographic lists of what has been written about artists up to that point. That this makes good [...] Read More
Book Reviews
The Madonnas of Jan van Scorel (1495-1562). Serial Production of a Cherished Motif
This is the catalogue of a small, intelligent exhibition held at the Centraal Museum, April 8 - July 2, 2000. At the core of the exhibition were two paintings by Jan van Scorel belonging to the [...] Read More
Pieter Bruegel: Parables of Order and Enterprise
In Bruegel's Battle between Carnival and Lent, in Vienna, the beholder is given an elevated viewpoint from which to take in a city square crowded with a bewildering array of activities, objects, [...] Read More
Proceedings of Two Symposiums
Fiamminghi a Roma, 1508-1608. Proceedings of the symposium held in Brussels, February 24-25, 1995, edited by Nicole Dacos (Bolletino d'arte, Supplement to no. 100, 1997). Rome: Istituto Poligrafico e [...] Read More
Pleasant Places. The Rustic Landscape from Bruegel to Ruisdael
The author of an earlier study on panoramic world landscapes of the sixteenth century, Walter Gibson concentrates here on what Simon Schama has termed the 'plotless places', views of ordinary scenery, [...] Read More
Painting and the Market in Early Modern Antwerp
One can only hope that Elizabeth Honig's astute book will find a broad scholarly audience equal to its scope and implications. For her ostensible subject is topical: Antwerp market-scene paintings, [...] Read More