A new issue of Simiolus,has been published:
Simiolus. Netherlands quarterly for the history of art
Volume 46, number 1
In the present issue of Simiolus, Stephan Kemperdick critically reviews the traditional identification of the man portrayed by Jan van Eyck as Niccolò Albergati, and Harald Deceulaer discusses spectacular, newly discovered documents on Michiel Sweerts in Brussels, offering a unique insight into his spirituality. Ankie de Jongh Vermeulen reveals contacts between César Domela Nieuwenhuis, Hilla Rebay and Solomon R. Guggenheim, while Susana Puente Matos proposes a new interpretation of Pyke Koch’s oeuvre, based on recently uncovered biographical information. Finally, Boudewijn Bakker reviews Walter Melion’s English translation of Karel van Mander’s Grondt der edel vry Schilder-const, and Thijs Weststeijn reviews Aaron Hyman’s Rubens in Repeat.
From this volume onward, Simiolus carries a new subtitle: Journal for the History of Art. This marks a return to our original subtitle – “Kunsthistorisch tijdschrift”, with which the journal was launched at Utrecht University in 1966. Then, as now, the aim was to offer a platform for serious, original contributions to the history of Western art, whether from established scholars or younger voices. This shift in title also marks a new chapter in our publishing rhythm. For many years, Simiolus has formally presented itself as a quarterly journal. In practice, however, the pace was often irregular, and two double issues per year gradually became the norm. We have now decided to regularise that pattern: from this point forward, Simiolus will appear twice a year, in June and December. This change brings clarity and consistency – to authors, editors, and readers alike – while allowing us to focus fully on what has always mattered most: the quality of the work we publish.
Contents:
- Stephan Kemperdick, ‘The Blessed Albergati’Harald Deceulaer, ‘Newly Discovered Archival Documents About Michel Sweerts in Brussels in the 1650s: His House, His Social Network and His Encounter with Ghosts’
- Ankie de Jongh-Vermeulen, ‘César Domela, Hilla Rebay and Solomon R. Guggenheim’s Temple of Spirituality’
- Susana Puente Matos, ‘Self-Portrait with Black Headband (1937) by Pyke Koch: A Biographical Interpretation’
Book reviews:
- Boudewijn Bakker, review of Walter S. Melion, Karel van Mander and His Foundation of the Noble, Free Art of Painting: First English Translation with Introduction and Commentary
- Thijs Weststeijn, review of Aaron M. Hyman, Rubens in Repeat: The Logic of the Copy in Colonial Latin America
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Meanwhile, in this week’s new Rijksmuseum Bulletin, articles include: ‘Preserved from Decay by Air, Rain and Sun’.
Forsaken and then Found: A Biography of the Hartog Plate’ by Tamar Davidowitz and Gijs van der Ham; A New Identification and Source for Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt’s ‘Brazilian Coati’ by Deniz Martinez; ‘Who this Portrait Depicts is (yet) Unknown’: John Greenwood and his Portrait of a Captain Sailing to Suriname by Eveline Sint Nicolaas; and The Rediscovery of a Portrait Listed in Hendrik van Limborch’s Rijksmuseum Notebook by Wayne Franits.