The Flemish primitives : the masterpieces : Robert Campin (Master of Flémalle), Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden ... / Dirk de Vos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vos, Dirk de.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campin, Robert, -1444.

Campin, Robert.

Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440.

Eyck, Jan van.

Weyden, Rogier van der, 1399 or 1400-1464.

Weyden, Rogier van der.

Christus, Petrus, approximately 1410-1472 or 1473.

Christus, Petrus.

Bouts, Dieric, 1415-1475.

Bouts, Dieric.

Goes, Hugo van der, 1435?-1482.

Goes, Hugo van der.

Memling, Hans, 1430?-1494.

Memling, Hans.

David, Gérard, approximately 1460-1523.

David, Gérard.

Painting, Flemish--15th century.

Painting, Flemish.

Painting, Renaissance--Flanders.

Painting, Renaissance.

Painting, Flemish--14th-15th centuries--Criticism and interpretation.

Criticism and interpretation.

Europe--Flanders.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press ; Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2002]

Summary:

"Intensely realistic, piercingly beautiful, the art of the Flemish Primitives inspires powerful emotional responses. Painted during the fifteenth century, in the southern Netherlands, these influential and enduring works helped establish the foundations of modern European painting. Sumptuously illustrated with more than two hundred color reproductions, including many newly photographed details, this gorgeous book showcases the art of these master painters of the Northern Renaissance. It focuses on thoughtfully selected major works by the most important of the artists who were later--and rather misleadingly--dubbed the Flemish Primitives: Robert Campin (the Master of Flélle), Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Petrus Christus, Dieric Bouts, Hugo van der Goes, Hans Memling, and Gerard David. Working at the hub and heart of the Burgundian realm, these artists ushered in the triumph of realism. Their new system of painting in transparent layers yielded colors of a saturation and depth never before seen and imbued their sensual human forms with a stunning luminosity. They developed new symbolic associations, experimented with light, and expressed the cultural changes taking place around them, including a heightened spirituality and the emergence of a wealthy bourgeoisie."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Preface

In the light of reality

Robert Campin (the Master of Flémalle) : The Flémalle panels ; The Mérode triptych

Jan van Eyck : The Ghent altarpiece ; The man in a red chaperon ; Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife ; The Madonna with Canon van der Paele

Rogier van der Weyden : The descent from the cross ; Triptych with the adoration of the Magi (Columba altarpiece) ; Portrait of Anthony of Burgundy ; Diptych of the crucifixion

Petrus Christus : The nativity

Dieric Bouts : Triptych with the martyrdom of St. Erasmus ; Altarpiece with the Last Supper

Hugo van der Goes : The adoration of the Magi (Monforte altarpiece) ; The death of the Virgin ; The Portinari triptych

Hans Memling : The Last Judgement ; The St. John altarpiece ; Diptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove

Gerard David : The judgement of Cambyses.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216).

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

069111661X

9780691116617

9053566287

9789053566282

OCLC:

52435085

Online:

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