Adriaen Thomasz Key (ca.1545- ca.1589). Portrait of a Calvinist Painte - Jonckheere Koenraad
Portrait of a Calvinist Painter
KORTE INHOUD
Art history has not given Adriaen Thomasz Key's legacy its proper due, to say the least. After a short and successful artistic career in a turbulent period, Adriaen Thomasz Key vanished from the stage for centuries. Barring his art, he left few other traces behind and over time even this came to be riddled with the most far-fetched attributions. In the past, connoisseurs were often at a complete loss. Adriaen Thomasz's pictures were ascribed to a host of painters from numerous countries and periods. The names of Frans Pourbus the Elder and Willem Key, for instance, were linked to several of Adriaen Thomasz's panels. Other works had to endure attributions which had nothing in common with the quality, let alone the art, of the master. Dozens of inferior portraits were given to Adriaen Thomasz and many of his altarpieces and devotional scenes were not recognised as such because he was considered solely as a portraitist. Consequently, up until now the image of Adriaen Thomasz's art has been clouded and inconsiste...
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2007Uitgever: Brepols Publishers396 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503525547ISBN-13: 9782503525549Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Pictura Nova PICT 14. This richly illustrated monograph brings to light, for the first time, the oeuvre of a painter, called the most talented of his generation by David Freedberg. It consists of portraits and altarpieces, devotional paintings and chiaroscuro prints.
Hardback, original editor's jacket, english, 19x25 cm., 396 pp., 199 b/w illustrations and 38 colour illustrations. ISBN 9782503525549. [Auteur: JONCKHEERE, K.] [Pagina's: 396] [Uitgever: Turnhout, Brepols, 2007] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: Adriaen...
Hardback, original editor's jacket, english, 19x25 cm., 396 pp., 199 b/w illustrations and 38 colour illustrations. ISBN 9782503525549. [Auteur: JONCKHEERE, K.] [Pagina's: 396] [Uitgever: Turnhout, Brepols, 2007] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: Adriaen...
