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Baroque influencers : Jesuits, Rubens, and the arts of persuasion

Title

Baroque influencers : Jesuits, Rubens, and the arts of persuasion / edited by Pierre Delsaerdt and Esther Van Thielen ; with contributions by Nils Büttner [and fifteen others] ; translation and proofreading, Elise Reynolds.

Publication

[Veurne, Belgium] : Hannibal, [2023]
©2023

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Description

207 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles, map, plans, portraits; 29 cm

Summary

"In what ways did the Jesuits deploy the Baroque visual language of the time to persuade the public of their vision on humankind, religion and society? In this beautifully illustrated book, which includes numerous artworks by Peter Paul Rubens and others, diverse authors rise to the challenge of finding answers to this complex question. The setting is Antwerp in the 17th century. At that time, the city was the Jesuit Order's headquarters in the Netherlands and a bastion against the Calvinism in the Northern Netherlands Republic. The fine arts were flourishing there like never before. Painters such as Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck produced works for the Jesuits and participated in the Catholic community life organised by the order, with large groups of fellow believers. This publication takes a close look at the Baroque Saint Ignatius Church, now the Saint Charles Borromeo Church on Hendrik Conscienceplein, for which Rubens created magnificent ceiling paintings. The authors also show how more modest forms of art, such as religious folk prints, illustrated lives of the saints, schoolbooks, emblemata books and prayer books, were used to kindle the enthusiasm of as many believers as possible, both in their own country and in distant overseas territories. Baroque Influencers -- Jesuits, Rubens and the Arts of Persuasion presents written contributions from researchers affiliated with the Universities of Antwerp, Louvain and Stuttgart and various heritage institutes. Exhibition: Saint Charles Borromeo Church & Snijders&Rockox House & Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, Antwerp, Belgium (22.04. - 16.07.2023; part of the Baroque Influencers city festival)."--

Uniform Title

Barokke influencers. English.

Alternative Title

Jesuits, Rubens, and the arts of persuasion

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Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs
History

Note

"The exhibition Baroque Influencers. Jesuits, Rubens, and the Arts of Persuasion (22 April - 16 July 2023) is part of the Baroque Influencers city festival. The exhibition is taking place on three locations: the Saint Charles Borromeo Church, the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library (Nottebohm Room) and the museum Snijders&Rockox House. The Baroque Influencers city festival is an initiative of UCSIA [Universitair Centrum Sint-Ignatius Antwerpen] and the Jesuit Heritage Foundation and is being organised by UCSIA and the University of Antwerp."--Page 207.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203) and index.

Call Number

JQF 23-1332

ISBN

9789464666311
9464666315

OCLC

1370926490

Title

Publisher

[Veurne, Belgium] : Hannibal, [2023]

Copyright Date

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203) and index.

Chronological Term

1600-1699

Added Author

Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640, artist.

Delsaerdt, Pierre, editor, contributor.

Thielen, Esther Van, editor, contributor.

Büttner, Nils, contributor.

Reynolds, Elise, 1969- translator.

Cantillon, Bea, writer of foreword.

Goethem, Herman van, 1958- writer of foreword.

Universitair Centrum Sint-Ignatius Antwerpen, organizer.

Universiteit Antwerpen, organizer.

St. Carolus Borromeus Church (Antwerp, Belgium), host institution.

Rockoxhuis (Antwerp, Belgium), host institution.

Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience (Antwerp, Belgium), host institution.

Barokke Influencers - Stadsfestival van traditie en vernieuwing (Antwerp, Belgium), sponsoring body.

Translation Of:

Translation of: Barokke influencers. [Antwerp] : Hannibal Books, [2023] 9789464666243 (OCoLC)1379052853

Research Call Number

JQF 23-1332

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