Life of Lambert Lombard (1565); and Effigies of Several Famous Painters from the Low Countries (1572) (eBook)

Lampsonius Dominicus Lampsonius (Autor)

Wouk Edward H. Wouk (Herausgeber)

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2021
176 Seiten
J. Paul Getty Trust, The (Verlag)
978-1-60606-741-3 (ISBN)

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Among the earliest written texts on the history and theory of Netherlandish art, these two key writings are now available together in an English translation.Dominicus Lampsonius s The Life of Lambert Lombard (1565) is the earliest published biography of a Netherlandish artist. This neo-Latin account of the life of the painter, architect, and draftsman Lambert Lombard of Liege offers a theoretical exposition on the nature and ideal practice of Netherlandish art, emphasizing Lombard s intellectual curiosity, interest in antiquity, attentive study of the human body, and exemplary generosity as a teacher.This volume offers the first English edition of The Life of Lambert Lombard, complemented by a new translation of the inscriptions Lampsonius composed to accompany the Effigies of Several Famous Painters from the Low Countries (1572), a cycle of twenty-three engraved portraits of Netherlandish artists developed in collaboration with the print publisher Hieronymus Cock.Together, The Life of Lambert Lombard and the Effigies established frameworks for a distinctly Netherlandish history of art. Responding to a growing sense of Netherlandish cultural and political identity on the eve of the Dutch Revolt, these texts proposed a critical alternative to Giorgio Vasari s Lives of the Artists and its Italian model of art historical development, celebrating local ingenuity and skill. They remain the starting point for any history of the northern Renaissance.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.12.2021
• Übersetzer: Wouk Edward H. Wouk, Dalton Helen E.B. Dalton, Abad Del Vecchio Julene Abad Del Vecchio
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• ISBN-10: 1-60606-741-9 / 1606067419
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60606-741-3 / 9781606067413