Numerous books survey with images the history of concepts about the Virgin Mary.[1] Yet the editors of this probing new volume have addressed both Marian theology as a source for visual topics in [...] Read More
Book Reviews
Jan van Eyck within His Art
Reaktion Books’ Renaissance Lives series, which includes Alfred Acres’s Jan van Eyck within His Art, aims to “explore and illustrate the life histories and achievements of significant artists, [...] Read More
A Spectacle for a Spanish Princess: The Festive Entry of Joanna of Castile into Brussels (1496)
This volume, published by Brepols with the collaboration of CEEH (Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica), addresses an event known from only one primary source, the manuscript of The Festive Entry of [...] Read More
Fantasmagorie. Streghe, demoni e tentazioni nell’arte fiamminga e olandese del Seicento
The European fascination with the various manifestations of witches, demons and evil temptations seems endless; it generated a flourishing production of imagery that was supported by literary culture. [...] Read More
From Scribble to Cartoon: Drawings from Bruegel to Rubens in Flemish Collections
In 1548, early in his printing career, Christophe Plantin left Paris for the greater opportunities and resources of Antwerp. There, he established one of the leading printmaking and publishing houses [...] Read More
Jan Massys. Renaissance Painter of Flemish Female Beauty.
Genoa presents something of a wild card in the study of Netherlandish artists. Already in the 1520s, Joos van Cleve’s altarpieces were variously commissioned for there: San Donato, Santa Maria della [...] Read More