Jan van Eyck : two paintings of Saint Francis receiving the stigmata / J.R.J. van Asperen de Boer ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440.

Contributor:

Asperen de Boer, J. R. J. van.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440. Saint Francis receiving the Stigmata.

Panel painting, Flemish--Attribution.

Panel painting, Flemish--Expertising.

Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226--Art.

Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.

Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Galleria sabauda (Turin, Italy).

Physical Description:

v, 112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Philadelphia Museum of Art, [1997]

Summary:

Two nearly identical van Eyck paintings have presented extremely thorny and complex issues for art history. An ocean separates the paintings, with one in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the other in the Galleria Sabauda in Turin, Italy, but they share a legacy of questions. Concerns about their origins, attribution, dating, iconography and related geology remain.

This book was published on the occasion of their respective restorations. Research from technical and historical perspectives by scholars provide a broader dais to view these precious works. A book as intriguing and beautiful as the subject it contains.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-108) and indexes.

ISBN:

0876331150

0876331142

OCLC:

36969670