The first novel about the former Dutch colony Surinam was written by an Englishwoman: dramatist and spy Aphra Behn. Her book Oroonoko (1688) stands out for its heroic protagonist of ‘perfect ebony’ [...] Read More
Book Reviews
Adam Elsheimer in Rom: Werk – Kontext – Wirkung. Akten des Internationalen Studientages der Bibliotheca Hertziana Rom, 26. – 27. Februar 2004 (Römische Studien der Bibliotheca Hertziana, vol. 23)
Adam Elsheimer in Rom is the first volume in a series titled Rom und der Norden -- Wege und Formen des künstlerischen Austausches, edited by Sybille Ebert-Schifferer. As she explains in her preface, [...] Read More
Landscape and Philosophy in the Art of Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625)
Greatly appreciated and admired by his contemporaries, Jan Brueghel the Elder today is among the most underrated artists around 1600. In the diverse travel accounts of the time, Rubens, still highly [...] Read More
Black is Beautiful. Rubens to Dumas
In the summer of 2008, a fascinating exhibition about the representation of black people by Dutch and Flemish artists, from late medieval to modern times, was held at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. The [...] Read More
Christopher Plantin and Engraved Book Illustrations in Sixteenth-Century Europe
Karen Bowen and Dirk Imhof have written a major contribution to the literature on the Plantin Press in Antwerp, with special relevance for scholars of the history of printmaking. Imhof, a curator at [...] Read More
Die Zeichnungen von Adam Elsheimer. Kritischer Katalog
This beautiful, lavishly produced book of the twenty-seven drawings by Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610) does not accompany an exhibition; rather it pays homage to this artist from Frankfurt, who died young [...] Read More