Hard on the heels of a major catalogue of German drawings at New York's Metropolitan Museum, compiled by Stijn Alsteens and Freyda Spira (reviewed in this journal April 2013), comes a new catalogue of [...] Read More
Germany and Central Europe
Pygmalion in Bavaria. The Sculptor Ignaz Günther and Eighteenth-Century Aesthetic Theory
Rococo remains an art historical stepchild, the more so for Bavarian Rococo. Seldom taught even in survey classes, let alone in stand-alone courses, its richly decorated surfaces may fascinate, but [...] Read More
Three Publications on Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz
Kurfürst Johann Wilhelms Bilder. Vol. I: Sammler und Mäzen. Edited by Reinhold Baumstark with contributions by Reinhold Baumstark, Marcus Dekiert, Hubert Glaser, Oliver Kase and Christian Quaeitzsch. [...] Read More
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
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
Hans Rottenhammer: begehrt – vergessen – neu entdeckt
The organisers of this superb exhibition are to be congratulated. This first monographic show devoted to the German painter and draughtsman Hans Rottenhammer (1564-1625) took place in Lemgo (where [...] Read More