This important and charming book examines the depiction of woodlands and individual trees in the visual arts and poetry during the long Renaissance and beyond. It posits that in former times human [...] Read More
Germany and Central Europe
Conchophilia: Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe
A very handsome book replete with full-color photographs, Conchophilia is a joy to read, as appealing and stimulating as the curiosities it considers. Comprising an introduction and six chapters, the [...] Read More
Tributes to Maryan W. Ainsworth: Collaborative Spirit: Essays on Northern European Art, 1350-1650
This marvelous Festschrift’s subtitle Collaborative Spirit captures one of the defining characteristics of Maryan Ainsworth’s celebrated career as a curator, teacher, and prolific scholar. The three [...] Read More
Philipp Hainhofer: Handeln mit Kunst und Politik
An entrepreneurial furniture salesman from the south German city of Augsburg who mediated cultural exchanges between princely, ducal, and private patrons, the merchant Philipp Hainhofer (1578-1647) [...] Read More
Renaissance in Franken. Hans von Kulmbach und die Kunst um Dürer
Visitors to the St Sebald’s church in Nuremberg are often struck by the colorful painted triptych epitaph for patrician Lorenz Tucher, which features a central scene of the Madonna and Child in a [...] Read More
Riemenschneider in Situ
Anyone who has had the singular pleasure of making a Riemenschneider cultural crawl to the small towns in Franconia where his giant altarpieces are preserved in situ will appreciate the benefit and [...] Read More