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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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Reviewer:
Evans, Mark (Evans, Mark)
Subjects
places:
Brussels / Antwerp / Ghent
subjects:
Collecting / Auctions / Collectors / Antiquarianism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
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. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
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).
Exhibition Review
Between Rubens and Van Dyck: Gaspar de Crayer. Musée de Flandre, Cassel; Gaspar de Crayer and Ghent: An unbreakable bond. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 958-960
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Reviewer:
Brown, Christopher (Brown, Christopher)
Subjects
art literature:
Vlieghe, Hans, Van Rompaylaan 7, Belgium
artists:
Crayer, Gaspar de / Rubens, Peter Paul / Dyck, Anthony van / Coxie, Raphael / Clerck , Hendrik de / Loon, Theodoor van / Pontius, Paulus / Jordaens, Jacob / Faydherbe, Lucas / Velázquez, Diego / Maíno, Juan Bautista
collectors and dealers:
Seilern, Antoine / Lamberg-Sprinzenstein, Anton Franz de Paula Graf
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Oil sketches / Drawings
museums and institutions:
Musée de Flandre, Cassel, France / Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium
patrons:
Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante, 1609–1641 / Leopold Wilhelm, Archduke of Austria, 1614-1662 / Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
places:
France / Cassel / Belgium / Ghent
subjects:
Flemish painting / Courts (social groups) / Patronage / Attributions / Attributions, former / Style / Influence / Collecting / Christian iconography / Portraits / Self-portraits / Altarpieces / Busts / Copies / Mannerism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. The Martyrdom of St Catherine, by Gaspar de Crayer. c.1622. Canvas, 242 by 188 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Grenoble; photograph J.-L. Lacroix; exh. Musée de Flandre, Cassel).
Attributed works:
11. Adolescent Virgin decorated by angels in the presence of Joachim and St Anne, by Gaspar de Crayer. Canvas, 155 by 111 cm. (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels; photograph J. Geleyns; exh. Musée de Flandre, Cassel).
Attributed works:
12. Philip IV of Spain in parade armour, by Gaspar de Crayer. c.1627– 30. Canvas, 182.9 by 118.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. Musée de Flandre, Cassel).
Article
The Art of Conservation XV. The conservation history of the Ghent Altarpiece
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 754-765
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Author:
Dubois, Hélène (Dubois, Hélène)
Subjects
art literature:
Friedländer, Max J. / Coremans, Paul B. / Schryver, Antoine de / Marijnissen, R.-H. / Heere, Lucas de / Mander, Karel van, I, 1548-1606 / Waagen, Gustav Friedrich, 1794-1868 / Bode, Wilhelm von / Puyvelde, Leo van / Hulin de Loo, Georges / Vanderveken, Jef / Gettens, R. J. / Stout, George L. / Asperen de Boer, J. R. J. van / Spronk, Ron
art literature:
Vaernewijck, Marcus van / Hauser, Aloïs, the younger / Grevenstein, Anne van
artists:
Eyck, Jan van / Eyck, Hubert van / Blondeel, Lancelot / Scorel, Jan van / Coxie, Michiel, I, 1499-1592 / Coxie, Raphael / Bruyn, Jan Baptist de / Heuvel, Anton van den / Schlesinger, Johann / Schinkel, Karl Friedrich / Lagye, Victor / Bouts, Dieric
collectors and dealers:
Nieuwenhuys, L.J. / Solly, Edward
dates:
1400-1499 / 1500-1599 / 1600-1699 / 1700-1799 / 1800-1899 / 1900-1999 / 2000-2009 / 2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Displays / Radiographs / Infrared photography
museums and institutions:
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Brussels, Belgium / Musée du Louvre, Paris, France / Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany / Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium / Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium / International Council of Museums (ICOM)
museums and institutions:
Getty Foundation, Los Angeles, United States
patrons:
Vijd, Joos / Borluut, Elisabeth / Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
places:
Netherlands / Belgium / Brussels / Ghent / France / Paris / Germany / Berlin
subjects:
Netherlandish painting / Conservation / Restoration (process) / Scientific analysis / Technical analysis / Provenance / Iconoclasm / Damage to works of art / Stolen works of art / Alterations / Altarpieces / Panel paintings / Polyptychs / Collecting / Patronage / Retables / Feasts / Religious ceremonies / Glazes / Varnish / Pigments / Colour / Commissions / Archives / Style / Council of Trent (1545-1563) / Calvinism / Revolution (France: 1789-1799) / Restitution / Repatriation / Polychromy / Copies / World War (1914-1918) / World War (1939-1945) / Nazism / Exhibitions / Curators / Art historians / Conservators / Restorers / Science
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel, shown open, 375 by 514 cm. Before restora- tion. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
Attributed works:
2. Diagram showing the extent of mid-sixteenth century overpaint on the outside wings of the polyptych. (©KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Attributed works:
3. Detail of Fig.4, showing Joos Vijd’s right eye after varnish removal. The pink scumbles around the eyes, which cover the original eyelashes, are typical of the mid-sixteenth-century overpainting campaign. (©KIKIRPA, Brussels).
Attributed works:
4. The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel, shown closed, 375 by 257 cm. Photographed after restoration. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.4, showing Elisabeth Borluut’s drapery before the removal of varnish and overpaint. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent).
Attributed works:
6. Fig.5 after the removal of overpaint and restoration. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
Attributed works:
7. The Virgin Annunciate and Angel musicians (recto and verso of the same panel), by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Photographs taken in Berlin before the restoration of 1894. Original hinges are present on the left side of the frame of the Virgin’s panel. Metal reinforcements were added to the extremities of the crossbar. Later, wrought metal hinged braces were attached by large screws fitted through the frame and visible on the front of the Angels panel. (Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte – Bildarchiv Foto Marburg).
Attributed works:
8. The prophet Micah, detail of Fig.4, shown in the frame designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel with a hatch covering the inscription beneath the prophet. Photograph, before 1878. (RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, M.J. Friedländer Archive, The Hague).
Attributed works:
9. The Ghent Altarpiece as installed in the Vijd chapel between 1865 and 1920. It comprises Eyckian central panels, Lagye’s fur-clothed Adam and Eve and Coxcie’s copies of the other shutters. Photograph, c.1910–13. (© Stadsarchief, Ghent).
Western art unattributed:
10. Jef Van der Veken in his studio in Brussels. Photograph, before 1929. (RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, Jef Van der Veken Archive, The Hague).
Western art unattributed:
11. Albert Philipott applies wax to the surface of Eve in order to consolidate the paint layers. Photograph, 1951. (© KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Western art unattributed:
12. Albert Philipott removes the overpainted clouds around the dove in The Adoration of the Lamb. Photograph, 1951. (© KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Exhibition Review
Verhaeren. Ghent
04/2017 | 1369 | 159
Pages: 338-339
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Reviewer:
Hopkinson, Martin (Hopkinson, Martin; Hopkinson, Martin)
Subjects
art literature:
Verhaeren, Emile
artists:
Luce, Maximilien / Rysselberghe, Théo van / Meunier, Constantin
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium
places:
Ghent / Belgium
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
77. Emile Verhaeren, by Theo van Rysselberghe. 1915 (Belfius Art Collection, Brussels; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent)
Attributed works:
78. The tall furnaces at Charleroi, by Maximilien Luce. 1896 (Musée des beaux-arts, Charleroi; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent)
Exhibition Review
Julia Margaret Cameron
02/2016 | 1355 | 158
Pages: 141-142
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Reviewer:
Ford, Colin (Ford, Colin)
Subjects
artists:
Cameron, Julia Margaret
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain / Media Space, Science Museum, London, Great Britain / Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Russia / Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium / Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia / Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid, Spain / Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo, Japan
places:
Tokyo / Sydney / Spain / Russia / Moscow / Madrid / London / Japan / Ghent / England / Belgium / Australia
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
70. Henry Cole, by Julia Margaret Cameron. 1868 (Royal Society of Arts, London; exh. Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Attributed works:
71. Whisper of the muse, by Julia Margaret Cameron. April 1865 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Attributed works:
72. Julia Jackson, by Julia Margaret Cameron. 1867 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Exhibition Review
Géricault
01/2014 | 1330 | 156
Pages: 55-57
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Reviewer:
Bindman, David (Bindman, David)
Subjects
artists:
Géricault, Théodore
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany / Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium
places:
Belgium / Frankfurt / Germany / Ghent
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
71. Study of a skull seen from the front and from the side, by Théodore Géricault. Date unknown. Pencil, pen and brown ink on paper, 19.8 by 27.2 cm. (Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; exh. Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt).
Attributed works:
72. Head of a white horse, by Théodore Géricault. 1814-15. Canvas, 65.5 by 54.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt).
Attributed works:
73. Study of a model, by Théodore Géricault. c. 1818. Canvas, 46.7 by 38.1 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; exh. Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt).
Exhibition Review
Ford Madox Brown. Manchester and Ghent
01/2012 | 1306 | 154
Pages: 56-57
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Reviewer:
Barringer, Tim (Barringer, Tim)
Subjects
artists:
Brown, Ford Madox
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, Great Britain / Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium
places:
Manchester / Ghent / England / Belgium
print:
Brown, Ford Madox
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Ford Madox Brown: Pre-Raphaelite Pioneer | institution: Manchester Art Gallery , institution: Museum voor Schone Kunsten
Illustrations
Attributed works:
71. The Romans building a fort at Mancenion, A.D. 80, by Ford Madox Brown. 1880. Gambier Parry process of spirit fresco, 146 by 318 cm. (Mural painting in Manchester Town Hall).
Attributed works:
72. Lucy Madox Brown, by Ford Madox Brown. 1849. Oil on board, 15.8 cm. diameter. (Private collection; exh. Manchester City Art Gallery).
Attributed works:
73. An English autumn afternoon, Hampstead – Scenery in 1853, by Ford Madox Brown. 1852–55. Canvas, 72.4 by 134.6 cm. (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; exh. Manchester City Art Gallery).
Article
Industrial design in the museum: the case of the FN milking machine, c.1947
09/2010 | 1290 | 152
Pages: 603-608
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Author:
Gimeno-Martínez, Javier (Gimeno-Martínez, Javier)
Subjects
dates:
1940-1949
museums and institutions:
Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre (FN) / Design Museum Gent, Ghent, Belgium
places:
Ghent / Belgium
print:
Industrial design
subjects:
Collections, Public
subjects:
Belgian / Design / Industrial design / Decorative arts / Formal analysis / Technical analysis / Aesthetics / Critical Reception / Equipment
Illustrations
Attributed works:
38. Milking machine, by Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre (FN). c.1947. Stainless steel, 36 by 40 by 40 cm. (Design Museum, Ghent).
Attributed works:
45. The newborn II, by Constantin Brancusi. 1927. Stainless steel, 18 by 24.8 by 17 cm. (Musée National d’Art Moderne-Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; copyright ADAGP; photograph RNM/Adam Rzepka).
Western art unattributed:
39. The different parts of the milk pail include: 1. bucket, 2. handle, 3. lid, 4. pulsator, 5. milk tube, 6. teat cups and 7. pulsation tube. From R. Kets: ‘Connaisez-vous la machine à traire FN Licence Declaye?’, Revue FN 4 (November 1953), n.p.
Western art unattributed:
40. Photograph of a farmer with the FN milking machine. From X.Y.Z.: ‘Notre Grande maison. IX Fabrications diverses’, Revue FN 13 (September 1954), p.5.
Western art unattributed:
41. Cover from: ‘A Simplified Type of Milking Machine’, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Popular Edition 524 (February 1925).
Western art unattributed:
42. Photograph of the FN milking machine in production. From M.H.: ‘A travers le Pré madame. La tolerie à main’, Revue FN 40 (March 1957), p.2.
Western art unattributed:
43. Photograph of the FN milking machine on display (mid-right) in the Agricultural section of the 1958 Brussels World Fair. From ‘A l’Expo de Bruxelles’, Revue FN 54 (June 1958), p.4.
Western art unattributed:
44. Photograph of the FN milking machine on display in the Industrial Design section of the 1958 Brussels World Fair. From ‘A l’Expo de Bruxelles’, Revue FN 54 (June 1958), p.5.
Publication Received
Collectionner dans les Flandres et la France du Nord au XVIIIe siècle.
04/2005 | 1225 | 147
Pages: 265
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Reviewer:
Cornelis, Bart (Cornelis, Bart; C., B.)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009 / 1700-1799 / 1600-1699
places:
Bruges / France / Flanders / Ghent / Lille / Paris
print:
Flemish painting
subjects:
Conferences / Collecting / Art market
subjects:
Flemish painting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Collectionner dans les Flandres et la France du Nord au XVIIIe siècle. | editor: Raux, Sophie
Exhibition Review
Paris and Bruxelles, 1848-1914. Paris, Ghent and Brussels
07/1997 | 1132 | 139
Pages: 493-495
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Reviewer:
Michaelides, Chris (Michaelides, Chris)
Subjects
artists:
Rodin, Auguste
artists:
Verhaeren, Emile
dates:
1990-1999
dates:
1850-1919
museums and institutions:
Grand Palais, Paris, France
museums and institutions:
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium
museums and institutions:
Musée Rodin, Paris, France
museums and institutions:
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
places:
France / Belgium / Ghent / Paris / Brussels
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews / French painting / Belgian painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
50. Woman Eating Oysters, by James Ensor. 1882. 207 by 150 cm. (Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp; Exh. Grand Palais, Paris).
Attributed works:
51. Une ville abandonnée, by Fernand Khnopff. 1904. Pastel and Crayon on Paper Pasted on Canvas, 76 by 69 cm. (Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels; Exh. Grand Palais, Paris).
Attributed works:
52. La Promenade hors les murs, by Henri Leys. 1854. Panel, 69 by 105 cm. (Royal Collection, Belgium; Exh. Grand Palais, Paris).
Attributed works:
53. The Age of Bronze, by Auguste Rodin. 1877. Bronze, 180.5 by 68.5 by 54.5 cm. (Musée Rodin, Paris).
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