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KREN, THOMAS and SCOT McKENDRICK.
Illuminating the Renaissance. The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe.
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, (2004). Large 4to. Orig. full cloth with d/j. 575 pp. Richly illustrated, partly in colour. Clean and fine.
Reference : 52091
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Illuminating the Renaissance : The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe
, Getty Trust Publications, 2004 Hardcover, 575 pages, English, 315 x 240 x 50 mm, In Good Condition !!, red cloth with goldcoloured imprint, illustrated dustjacket, with coloured / b/w illustrations. ISBN 9780892367030.
This comprehensive and richly illustrated catalogue focuses on the finest illustrated manuscripts produced in Europe during the great epoch in Flemish illumination. During this aesthetically fertile period - beginning in 1467 with the reign of the Burgundian duke Charles the Bold and ending in 1561 with the death of the artist Simon Bening - the art of book painting was raised to a new level of sophistication. Sharing inspiration with the celebrated panel painters of the time, illuminators achieved astonishing innovations in the handling of colour, light, texture, and space, creating a naturalistic style that would dominate tastes throughout Europe for nearly a century. Focusing on the notable artists of the period - Simon Marmion, the Vienna Master of Mary of Burgundy, Gerard David, Gerard Horenbout, Bening, and others - the catalogue examines both devotional and secular manuscript illumination within a broad context: the place of illuminators within the visual arts, including artistic exchange between book painters and panel painters; the role of court patronage and the emergence of personal libraries; and the international appeal of the new Flemish illumination style.
