Research Catalog

Title

Van Eyck / edited by Maximiliaan Martens, Till-Holger Borchert, Jan Dumolyn, Johan De Smet, Frederica Van Dam.

Publication

• London ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2020.
• ©2020

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Details

Additional Authors

• Martens, Maximiliaan P. J.
• Borchert, Till
• Dumolyn, Jan
• Smet, Johan de
• Dam, Frederica van
• Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440.
• Alkins, Ted
• Arblaster, Paul
• Pistolesi, Donald
• Williams, Karen (Translator)
• Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Ghent, Belgium), host institution.

Description

503 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color), plans (some color), facsimiles; 33 cm

Summary

With his unprecedented technique, scientific knowledge and unparalleled powers of observation, Van Eyck lifted oil painting to previously unseen heights and helped determine the course of Western art. In 2020 the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent will host the largest ever exhibition of Van Eyck's work. "An Optical Revolution" includes artworks by Van Eyck, several pieces from his studio and international masterpieces from the late Middle Ages. This tie-in exhibition catalogue unravels some of the myths that surround Van Eyck and his technique while showing his complete oeuvre and his influence in a new perspective. Central to the exhibition are the eight restored exterior panels of the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, a highly exceptional loan from St Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent. After the exhibition the panels will return to their original place in the cathedral and never again be shown elsewhere. Includes essays by experts from around the world.

Uniform Title

Van Eyck, an optical revolution.

Subjects

• Painting, Flemish
• Exhibition catalogs
• 1400-1499
• Belgium
• Painting, Flemish > Belgium > 15th century > Exhibitions
• Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440 > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• Accompanies exhibition "Van Eyck: An Optical revolution" held at Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent, 1st February - 30th April, 2020.
• Contributors include Susan Frances Jones, Astrid Harth, Hélène Dubois, and Ingrid Geelen.
• "Translation, Ted Alkins (from the Dutch), Paul Arblaster (from the French), Karen Williams (from the German), Donald Pistolesi (from the Italian)"--Page 4.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-491) and index.

Contents

Historical context -- An optical revolution -- Artistic context and iconography -- Dialogue.

ISBN

• 9780500023457
• 050002345X

LCCN

2019949031

OCLC

• on1129702136
• SCSB-9718931

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library