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Book Review
Private Collectors in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent, ca.1780–1914: Between Public Relevance and Personal Pleasure
05/2025 | 1466 | 167
Pages: 522–3
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Evans, Mark (Evans, Mark)
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Private Collectors in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent, ca.1780–1914: Between Public Relevance and Personal Pleasure By Ulrike Müller. 376 pp. incl. 18 b. & w. + 128 col. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2023), €150. ISBN 978–2–503–60619–4. | :
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4. Still life with chinoiseries, by James Ensor. 1906–09. Oil on canvas, 78.5 by 98.5 cm. (Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
The Drawings of Peter Paul Rubens: A Critical Catalogue, Volume Two (1609–1620)
12/2024 | 1461 | 166
Pages: 1279–82
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Wood, Jeremy (Wood, Jeremy)
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The Drawings of Peter Paul Rubens: A Critical Catalogue, Volume Two (1609–1620) By Anne-Marie Logan and Kristin Lohse Belkin. 2 vols, 732 pp. incl. 291 col. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2023), €250. ISBN 978–2–503–59953–3. | :
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3. Elderly scholar in the guise of Atlas supporting a sphere, by Peter Paul Rubens. 1613. Pen and brown ink with wash, 9.2 by 14.2 cm. (Museum Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp).
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4. Man with a sword, here attributed to Peter Paul Rubens. c.1609–10. Black chalk with white heightening, 34.5 by 21.3 cm. (Albertina Museum, Vienna).
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4. Man with a sword, here attributed to Peter Paul Rubens. c.1609–10. Black chalk with white heightening, 34.5 by 21.3 cm. (Albertina Museum, Vienna).
Article
The permanence of ephemera: a rediscovered fragment by Frans Floris
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 244–251
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Galassi, Maria Clelia (Galassi, Maria Clelia; Galassi, M. C.)
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1. Capture of the heretics, here attributed to Frans Floris. 1549. Oil on canvas, 170 by 112 cm. (Private collection).
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10. Victory taming a barbarian, by Lambert Lombard. After 1536–37. Pen, ink and black chalk on white paper, 25.5 by 12.9 cm (Arenberg and Clérembault albums, Cabinet des Estampes et des Dessins, Liège).
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11. Giants attacking Olympus, by Balthasar Bos after Frans Floris. 1558. Engraving, 44.2 by 43.9 cm. (British Museum, London).
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2. Victory surrounded by prisoners and trophies, by Frans Floris. 1552. Etching, 31.4 by 43.8 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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3. The triumphal arch of the Genoese nation, after Pieter Coecke van Aelst. 1550. Woodcut, 22.6 by 20.5 cm. (From C. Grapheus: Le triomphe d’Anvers faict en la susception du Prince Philips, Prince d’Espaign[e], Antwerp 1550; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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4. Detail of Fig.1, showing physiognomies characteristic of Frans Floris’s style.
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the texture of the palin-weave linen canvas.
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6. Infra-red reflectography of Fig.1. (Photograph Paolo Triolo).
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7. Detail of Fig.3, indicating the space allocated for the scene depicting the Capture of the heretics.
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8. Detail of Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan, by Frans Floris. 1547. Oil on panel. (Formerly Staatliche Museen, Berlin; destroyed in Second Word War).
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9. Column pedestal base on the north side of the Arch of Constantine, Rome, showing Victory taming a barbarian. (Courtesy Roberto Averardi).
Short Notice
An overlooked Antwerp Mannerist panel in Florida: suggestions for an attribution to Noël Bellemare
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1209-1213
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Shorter Notice by:
Cartwright, Sarah (Cartwright, Sarah)
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1. Massacre of the Innocents, here attributed to Noël Bellemare and dated early 1520s. Oil on panel, 84.13 by 79.37 cm. (John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota).
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2. Infra-red reflectogram of Fig.1. (John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota).
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3. Adoration of the Magi with Philippe de Villiers de l’Isle-Adam, by Noël Bellemare. c.1529–30. Oil on panel, 112.6 by 225.5 cm. (Kunstmuseum Basel; photograph Martin P. Bühler).
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4. Detail of St John on Patmos, from the Rosenwald Hours by Noël Bellemare. 1524. Tempera and gold on parchment. (Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, MS 52, Rosenwald Collection, MS 10 [14], fol.7v).
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5. Detail of Christ carrying the Cross, from the Rosenwald Hours by Noël Bellemare. 1524. Tempera and gold on parchment. (Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, MS 52, Rosenwald Collection, MS 10 [14], fol.60r).
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6. Detail of Fig.2, showing the soldier in the right foreground.
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7. Detail of infra-red reflectogram of Fig.3, showing the magus at the right. (Kunstmuseum Basel; Art Care).
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8. Magnanimity, Fortitude and a small elephant, from Livre du fort Chandio. Paris, c.1515/1522–23. Black and red chalk and watercolour on paper, 28.5 by 21 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, Département des Manuscrits, Français 1194, fol.6v).
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9. Detail of Fig.1, showing a man wearing a green head covering.
Article
The young Jordaens
04/2023 | 1441 | 165
Pages: 366-377
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Vander Auwera, Joost (Vander Auwera, Joost )
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1. Adoration of the shepherds, by Jacques Jordaens. 1616. Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 113 by 81 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Bridgeman Images).
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10. Holy Family with St Anne, the young St John the Baptist and his parents, by Jacques Jordaens. c.1620–25 and c.1650s–early 1660s. Oil on panel, 169.9 by 149.9 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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11. Holy Family with St Elizabeth, by Jacques Jordaens. c.1620–23. Pen and brown ink and brown wash, heightened in places with white body colour, 12.3 by 12.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
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12. X-radiographs of Fig.10, revealing the original central composition. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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13. Satyr and peasants, by Jacques Jordaens. After 1663. Oil on panel, 77 by 50.1 cm. (Private collection).
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14. Holy Family, by Jacques Jordaens. Here dated c.1616. Oil on canvas, 155 by 113 cm. (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels).
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15. Pan and Syrinx, by Jacques Jordaens. Here dated c.1619–20. Oil on canvas, 173 by 136 cm. (Assembly of photographs by Freya Maes and of X-radiographs by Guido van de Voorde; Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels; KIK/IRPA).
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16. Abduction of Europa, by Jacques Jordaens. c.1615–16. Oil on panel, 55 by 93.5 cm. (Current location unknown).
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17. Christ with Nicodemus, by Jacques Jordaens. Here dated c.1618. Oil on panel, 112 by 83 cm. (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels; Bridgeman Images).
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18. Lot and his family leaving Sodom, by Jacques Jordaens, after Peter Paul Rubens. Here dated c.1617–18. Oil on canvas, 169.5 by 198.5 cm. (National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo).
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2. The daughters of Cecrops finding the child Erichthonius, by Jacques Jordaens. 1617. Oil on canvas, 170 by 280 cm. (Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp).
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3. Adoration of the shepherds, by Jacques Jordaens. 1618. Oil on canvas, 124 by 93 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm).
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4. Adoration of the shepherds, here attributed to Jacques Jordaens. Here dated c.1615. Oil on panel, 64.3 by 51.4 cm. (Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp).
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5. Adoration of the shepherds, by Jacques Jordaens. Here dated c.1615. Red and black chalk, brush in brown ink and watercolour, some white body-colour on paper, 16.7 by 20.2 cm. (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam).
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6. Holy Family with St Anne, by Jacques Jordaens. Here dated c.1617–18. Oil on panel, 63.7 by 48.5 cm. (City Hall, Municipality of Saint-Gilles, Brussels; on long-term loan to the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels).
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7. Allegory on the Peace of Münster, by Jacques Jordaens. 1654. Oil on canvas, 184 by 139.5 cm. (National Gallery, Oslo).
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8. Detail of Fig.6.
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9. Holy Family with St Elizabeth, by Jacques Jordaens and workshop. c.1620–23. Oil on panel, 122.6 by 145 cm. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich).
Exhibition Review
Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp (KMSKA)
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 332-335
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Lammertse, Friso (Lammertse, Friso)
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Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp (KMSKA) from 24th September 2022 | :
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32. Restored façade of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp (KMSKA), 2023. (Photograph Karin Borghouts).
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33. Simulation of how the new construction fits in the patios of the historic building of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp (KMSKA). (Kaan Architecten).
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34. Installation view of the ‘Light’ gallery at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp (KMSKA), 2023. (Photograph Karin Borghouts).
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35. Installation view of the ‘Horizon’ gallery at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp (KMSKA), 2023. (Photograph Karin Borghouts).
Article
A new catalogue of Rubens’s drawings
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 153-159
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Wood, Jeremy (Wood, Jeremy)
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1. The Prophet Joel, by Peter Paul Rubens after Michelangelo. 1601–02. Red and black chalk on paper, 47 by 37 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © RMN-Grand Palais; Gérard Blot).
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2. Allegory of the foundation of Rome, attributed to ‘Monsù Habè’, here identified as Bertholet Flémal. Red chalk, pen and brown wash, heightened with bodycolour on paper, 23.6 by 36.9 cm. (Private collection).
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3. Allegory of the foundation of Rome, by Bertholet Flémal, c.1670. Oil on canvas, 144 by 195 cm. (Private collection).
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4. Study of an Antique sculpture of a seated comic actor, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1606–07. Black chalk on paper, 38.7 by 25.8 cm. (Private collection).
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5. Horses and turbaned riders in combat, here attributed to Anthony van Dyck. c.1618. Brush and brown ink on paper, 28.4 by 47.8 cm. (Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp).
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6. Study of an Antique sculpture of the Emperor Galba, by Peter Paul Rubens. Late 1610s. Black chalk heightened with white on paper, 37.7 by 27.7 cm. (Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford).
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7. Hercules and the Nemean Lion, by Peter Paul Rubens. Here dated c.1620 and 1639. Red chalk, with reworking on the figures in red chalk with bodycolour on paper, 31.8 by 48.4 cm. (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown MA).
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8. Two men wrestling, perhaps by Jan Boeckhorst. 1630s. Charcoal, pen and ink and wash on paper, 23.5 by 36.6 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
Article
The development of the still lifes of Frans Snijders up to 1615
06/2022 | 1431 | 164
Pages: 568-577
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Meijer, Fred G. (Meijer, Fred G.)
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1. Still life with a hare, lobster and fruit, by Frans Snijders. Here dated to c.1613–14. Oil on panel, 106.4 by 75 cm. (Photographed in 2012 after restoration; private collection, on long-term loan to the Frans Snijders Museum, Antwerp).
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10. Still life with fowl and game, by Frans Snijders. 1614. Oil on canvas, 156 by 218 cm. (Walraff-Richartz-Museum, Cologne).
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11. Dishes with oysters, fruit and wine, by Osias Beert. c.1620–25. Oil on panel, 52.9 by 73.4 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
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13. Still life with dead game, fruits, and vegetables in a market by Frans Snijders. 1614. Oil on canvas, 212.1 by 308.6 cm. (Art Institute, Chicago).
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14. Still life on a kitchen table, by Frans Snijders. c.1610–12(?). Oil on panel, 58.5 by 106.9 cm. (Location unknown).
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15. A game and fruit seller’s stall, by or after Frans Snijders. c.1610–12(?). Pen and wash and black chalk on paper, 27.8 by 40.5 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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16. A game seller in his stall, by Frans Snijders. c.1610–12(?). Oil on panel, 127 by 89 cm. (Location unknown).
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17. Detail of Fig.1; 18. Detail of Still life of game with a tazza of grapes, by Frans Snijders. c.1614. Oil on panel. (Hessische Museumslandschaft, Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel); 19. Detail of Still life of game, vegetables, fruit and a lobster, by Frans Snijders. c.1613. Oil on canvas. (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam); 19. Detail of Fig.1, showing the lobster; 20. Detail of Fig.14, showing the lobster; 21. Detail of Still life of fruit with a squirrel, by Frans Snijders. 1616. Oil on copper. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), showing the grapes; and 22. Detail of Fig.4, showing the grapes.
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2. The recognition of Philopoemen, by Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Snijders. c.1609. Oil on canvas, 201 by 313.5 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
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22. Table in a larder with a page, by Frans Snijders. c.1615. Oil on canvas, 125.7 by 198.1 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
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23. Still life with a dead hare and plucked fowl, after Frans Snijders. 17th century. Oil on panel, 105 by 73 cm. (Location unknown).
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24. Larder scene with a young page, by Frans Snijders. c.1611. Oil on canvas, 123 by 186 cm. (Location unknown).
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25–27. Details of the hare in Figs.1, 15 and 24.
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28. Detail of Still life of fruit with a dead hare, by Frans Snijders. c.1617. Oil on canvas, 124.5 by 127 cm. (Location unknown).
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3. Kitchen scene, by Frans Snijders. c.1608(?) Oil on canvas, 138 by 245 cm. (Location unknown).
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4. Still life with a tazza of grapes in a niche, by Frans Snijders (signed). Here dated to c.1610. Oil on panel, 89 by 62.1 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm).
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5. Cook preparing food, by Frans Snijders. c.1610. Oil on canvas, 88.5 by 120 cm. (Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne).
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6. Still life with game and a hare, by Frans Snijders. 1612. Oil on panel, 95.5 by 125.6 cm. (Location unknown).
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7. Still life of game and a tazza of grapes, by Frans Snijders. 1613. Oil on canvas, 59 by 87 cm. (Location unknown).
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8. Still life of game and a tazza of grapes, by Frans Snijders. 1613. Oil on panel, 55 by 106 cm. (Location unknown).
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9. Larder scene with a page, by Frans Snijders. 1613. Oil on panel, 125.1 by 203.8 cm. (Location unknown).
Short Notice
New information about Jacques Jordaens’s portraits of Johannes I Wierts and his wife
02/2021 | 1415 | 163
Pages: 155-157
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Cauteren, Katharina van (Cauteren, Katharina van)
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10. Detail of Fig.7.
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7. Johannes I Wierts, by Jacques Jordaens. c.1635. Oil on canvas, 134.5 by 108.5 cm. (Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Fondation Corboud, Cologne).
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8. Susanna Walewijns, by Jacques Jordaens. c.1635. Oil on canvas, 134.5 by 108.5 cm. (Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Fondation Corboud, Cologne).
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9. Detail of Antverpia, constructionis eius primordia et incrementa, showing Stoofstraat at the bottom centre of the map, printed by Pieter II Verbiest. c.1662. Engraving, 49 by 67.5 cm. (City Archive, Antwerp).
Book Review
Arrayed in Splendour: Art, Fashion, and Textiles in Medieval and Early Modern Europe Undressing Rubens: Fashion and Painting in Seventeenth-Century Antwerp
02/2021 | 1415 | 163
Pages: 185-186
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Griffey, Erin (Griffey, Erin)
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Arrayed in Splendour: Art, Fashion, and Textiles in Medieval and Early Modern Europe Edited by Christoph Brachmann. 264 pp. incl. 111 col. + 3 b. & w. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2019), £85. ISBN 978–2–503–57965–8. | :
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Undressing Rubens: Fashion and Painting in Seventeenth-Century Antwerp Edited by Abigail D. Newman and Lieneke Nijkamp. 232 pp. incl. 136 col. + 3 b. & w. ills. (Harvey Miller, London, 2019), £115. ISBN 978–1–912554–22–5. | :
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