Ung bon ouvrier, the preluding title of this monograph (elegantly recalling two earlier books by the same author, De fin or et d’azur, 2001, and Moult bons et notables, 2007), might be just as [...] Read More
Book Reviews
Renaissance Gothic: Architecture and the Arts in Northern Europe 1470-1540
It is always a cause for celebration when a book forces you to look at even familiar works of art with new appreciation. Renaissance Gothic is a remarkably stimulating analysis of architectural [...] Read More
Saintly Brides and Bridegrooms: The Mystic Marriage in Northern Renaissance Art (Studies in Medieval and Early Renaissance Art History, 70)
Although mystical experiences, by definition, are beyond the capacity of words and images, this did not discourage late medieval authors and artists from describing them. In this book, Muir discusses [...] Read More
Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550
There is no longer any doubt that women were key players in the manuscript culture of medieval and early modern northern Europe. Women made, sold, and commissioned manuscripts, they presented and [...] Read More
Stradanus 1523-1605: Court Artist of the Medici
Alessandra Baroni, Manfred Sellink, curator Till-Holger Borchert (one of the members of the exhibition committee), and a team of scholars have collaborated to produce this informative and handsome [...] Read More
Rom zeichnen. Maarten van Heemskerck 1532-1536/37 (Humboldt-Schriften zur Kunst- und Bildgeschichte VIII)
Published as volume 8 in the Humboldt-Schriften zur Kunst- und Bildgeschichte, this instructive volume on Maarten van Heemkerck’s Roman drawings is a welcome addition to Van Heemskerck scholarship. [...] Read More