Scientia artis 6: Imitation and illusion  -  Ingrid Geelen; Delphine Steyaert

applied brocade in the art of the Low Countries in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries

KORTE INHOUD

In the late Middle Ages luxurious textiles were among the most highly prized indicators of status and wealth and an essential requirement of prestigious secular and ecclesiastical life. The depiction of these sumptuous silks and gold brocades was a crucial element in the visual arts, and their realistic and recognizable representation was a challenge to every artist. Painters and polychromers strove to imitate the fashionable fabrics by using applied brocade, a highly sophisticated form of relief decoration...
2011 Taal: Engels zie alle details...

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2011 Uitgever: Brepols Publishers Reeks: Scientia artis Nummer: 6 660 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 2930054115 ISBN-13: 9782930054117