Otto Vaenius and his Emblem Books builds upon the earlier thematic collections in the Glasgow Emblem Studies series, while also representing a step in a somewhat different direction: a closer look at [...] Read More
Book Reviews
Frans Francken de Oude (ca. 1542-1616): leven en werken van een Antwerps historieschilder (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten, new series, 26)
Born in Herentals, near Antwerp, Frans Francken the Elder, pupil of Frans Floris, became a master in Antwerp in 1567/68, acquiring citizenship March 31, 1568. In order to distinguish between the [...] Read More
Cornelis Engebrechtsz (c. 1460-1527). A Sixteenth-Century Leiden Artist and his Workshop (Me Fecit, 6)
During the last decade, a growing body of literature has redefined our views of many leading Netherlandish artists working in the first half of the sixteenth century. These studies include the [...] Read More
Grand Design. Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance Tapestry
Two important publications have appeared on the art of tapestry maker, painter, printer, publisher, and stained glass designer, Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Aelst, 1502 – Brussels, 1550). The main work is [...] Read More
National Gallery Catalogues: The Sixteenth Century Netherlandish Paintings with French Paintings before 1600
Surely for scholars the most important contribution that a museum curator can provide is a systematic catalogue of the paintings in the permanent collection, the more so in a major collection. Thus [...] Read More
Picturing Experience in the Early Printed Book: Breydenbach’s Peregrinatio from Venice to Jerusalem
Elizabeth Ross writes convincing arguments in elegant prose. Moreover, her book is a refreshing, jargon-free study, dripping with ideas and analysis. Penn State Press has outdone itself to produce [...] Read More