In taking on the thorniest and most interesting questions associated with early Netherlandish art, there is the dramatic approach that aims to resolve an issue or serve as the final word, much like a [...] Read More
Book Reviews
The Master of Flémalle and Rogier van der Weyden
Who doesn't love a great mystery? More important, who doesn't love trying to solve one? This is precisely what Stephan Kemperdick and Jochen Sander have set out to do in the exhibition "Der Meister [...] Read More
Two Catalogues on Karel du Jardin
Jennifer M. Kilian, The Paintings of Karel du Jardin (1626-1678). Catalogue raisonné (Oculi: Studies in the Arts of the Low Countries, 8). Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, [...] Read More
Rembrandt – Wissenschaft auf der Suche
T his special volume of the Jahrbuch der Berliner Museen presents nineteen essays derived from papers delivered at a symposium held in Berlin during the Rembrandt Year of 2006. The worldwide [...] Read More
Rembrandt’s Faith. Church and Temple in the Dutch Golden Age
This is a wonderfully erudite and rich discussion of a fundamental aspect of Rembrandt’s life and art: his faith. Rembrandt was as much a product of his milieu – intellectually, religiously, [...] Read More
Three Works on Dutch Portraiture
Ben Broos and Ariane van Suchtelen (eds.), Portraits in the Mauritshuis 1430-1790. With introductory essay by Rudi Ekkart and contributions by Quentin Buvelot, Guus Sluiter, Petria Noble, Peter van [...] Read More