Hans Memling : portraiture, piety, and a reunited altarpiece / edited by John Marciari ; with essays by Maryan W. Ainsworth, Till-Holger Borchert, Noël Geirnaert, John Marciari, Gianluca Poldi and Giovanni C.F. Villa, and Ilona van Tuinen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ainsworth, Maryan W., author.

Borchert, Till, author.

Geirnaert, Noël, author.

Poldi, Gianluca, author.

Villa, Giovanni Carlo Federico, author.

Tuinen, Ilona van, author.

Contributor:

Marciari, John, editor, author.

Bailey, Colin B., writer of foreword.

Pierpont Morgan Library, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memling, Hans, 1430?-1494--Exhibitions.

Memling, Hans.

Jesus Christ--Crucifixion--Art--Exhibitions.

Jesus Christ.

Memling, Hans, 1430?-1494.

Pierpont Morgan Library--Exhibitions.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

Vicenza (Italy). Settore musei civici--Exhibitions.

Vicenza (Italy).

Groeningemuseum--Exhibitions.

Groeningemuseum.

Vicenza (Italy). Settore musei civici.

Altarpieces, Flemish--Belgium--Bruges--Exhibitions.

Altarpieces, Flemish.

Painting, Flemish--15th century--Exhibitions.

Painting, Flemish.

Drawing, Netherlandish--15th century--Exhibitions.

Drawing, Netherlandish.

Drawing, Netherlandish--16th century--Exhibitions.

Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Crucifixion.

Belgium--Bruges.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Art.

Physical Description:

112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Published by The Flemish Research Centre for the Arts in the Burgundian Netherlands, Musea Brugge, and The Morgan Library & Museum, New York in association with Paul Holberton Publishing, [2016]

Summary:

Hans Memling was one of the most important, prolific and versatile painters active in 15th-century Bruges, and one of the leading artists of the Early Netherlandish School. Commissioned by Abbot Jan Crabbe, one of Memling's most signifcant and erudite patrons, the triptych of the Crucifixion - in particular its wings, with their complex and meticulously conceived background landscapes and the convincing realism of the portraits - ostentatiously demonstrate Memling's skills and ambitions. Completed around 1470, the triptych was dismembered in the 18th century. Two panels from the altarpiece are among the finest paintings owned by the Morgan Library & Museum, where they are on permanent view in Pierpont Morgan's Study. "Hans Memling. Portraiture, piety, and a reunited altarpiece" accompanies the first museum exhibition to explore the reconstructed masterpiece in context. Underscoring this great artist's impact, the book also examines Early Netherlandish drawings from the Morgan's collection, works ranging from the early compositional studies and figure drawings to a group of portrait drawings made in the generation after Memling and under his influence. Exhibition: Morgan Library and Museum, New York, USA (2.9.2016-8.1.2017).

Contents:

Foreword and acknowledgements / Colin B. Bailey

Preface / Till-Holger Borchert & Renaat Landuyt

The Triptych of Jan Crabbe

Memling at the Morgan: the Crabbe Triptych / John Marciari

Hans Memling (ca. 1440-1494): an introductory sketch / Till-Holger Borchert

Johannes Crabbe, abbot of Ten Duinen, 1457-88 / Noël Geirnaert

The evolution of Jan Crabbe's triptych / Maryan W. Ainsworth

A new technical study of the Vicenza Crucifixion / Gianluca Poldi & Giovanni C.F. Villa

Drawing from the time of Memling and his followers / Illona van Tuinen.

Notes:

Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, September 2, 2016-January 8, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-111).

Contains:

Memling, Hans, 1430?-1494. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

1911300083

9781911300083

OCLC:

953054199