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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).
Book Review
The Netherlandish Image after Icon­oclasm 1566–1672: Material Religion in the Dutch Golden Age
02/2010 | 1283 | 152
Pages: 103-104
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Reviewer:
Watney, Simon (Watney, Simon)
Subjects
buildings:
Sint-Bavo Kerk, Haarlem, Netherlands
dates:
1550-1649 / 1650-1699
print:
Iconoclasm
print:
Dutch art
subjects:
Iconoclasm / Reformation / Religious art / Protestantism / Calvinism / Interiors / Churches
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Netherlandish Image after Icon­oclasm 1566–1672: Material Religion in the Dutch Golden Age | author: Mochizuki, Mia M.
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
42. Framed text of the New Testament description of the Last Supper. c.1581. (St Bavo Cathedral, Haarlem).
Article
The Representation of Martyrdoms during The Early Counter-Reformation in Antwerp
03/1976 | 876 | 118
Pages: 128-138
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Author:
Freedberg, David (Freedberg, David)
Subjects
artists:
Francken family
artists:
Francken, Ambrosius I
artists:
Mander, Karel van, I, 1548-1606
artists:
Coxie, Michiel, I, 1499-1592
artists:
Vos, Maarten de
artists:
Veen, Otto van
artists:
Cobergher, Wenceslas
dates:
1550-1599
places:
Flanders / Netherlands / Antwerp
subjects:
Flemish painting / Netherlandish painting
subjects:
Martyrs
subjects:
Counter Reformation
subjects:
Martyrdoms
subjects:
Calvinism
subjects:
Saints / Iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Scenes from the Martyrdom of St George, by A. Francken. Panel, Each 270 by 90 cm. (Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
11. The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, by Michael Coxcie. Panel, 267.2 by 235 cm. (Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
12. Triptych of the Holy Sacrament, by A. Francken. Panel, Centre, 275 by 240 cm.; Wings, 255 by 115 cm. (Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
13. The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, by A. Francken. Panel, 280 by 212 cm. (Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
14. The Martyrdom of St George, by Michael Coxcie. Panel. (St Romuald, Malines).
Attributed works:
15. The Martyrdom of St James the Greater, by Martin de Vos. Panel. (Formerly St James, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
16. The Martyrdom of St Andrew, by Otto van Veen. Panel, 437 by 287 cm. (St Andrew, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
2. Martyrdom of Saints Crispin and Crispinian, by A.(?) Francken. Panel, 271 by 217 cm. (Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
3. The Charity and Martydom of Saints Cosmas and Damian, by A. Francken. Panel, Each 237 by 89 cm. (Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
4, 5. Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saints Crispin and Crispinian, by A. (?) Francken. Panels. (St Charles Borromeo, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
6. St Sebastian Exhorting Marcus and Marcellinus, by A. Francken. Panel, 283 by 112 cm. (Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
7. The Miraculous Healing of Zoe, by A. Francken. Panel, 283 by 112 cm. (Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
8. Diocletian Condemning St Sebastian, by A. Francken. Panel, 283 by 112 cm. (Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
9. St Sebastian Beaten with Rods, by A. Francken. Panel, 283 by 112 cm. (Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).