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Item Number: 130807
Title: The Ghent Altarpiece by the Brothers VAN EYCK : History and Appraisal
Author: Kemperdick, Stephan ; Johannes Rössler
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ISBN: 9783731901464
Description: Petersberg: Imhof, 2014. 28cm., pbk., 160pp., 111 color, 33 b&w illus. Exhibition held at Gemäldegalerie Berlin. English text. Summary: The Ghent Altarpiece may be considered the greatest work in the history of Early Netherlandish painting. It is extraordinary not only for it`s physical scale and art historical significance, but also for the countless studies and critical appraisals that have been devoted to it by art lovers and scholars for more than 500 years. In recent times, the altarpiece has once again provoked interests and has generated discussions that have often been controversial. Most of these have revolved around the creation of the work and the respective roles of the brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck- an apparently inexhaustible subject that already gave rise to heated debate in the years preceding World War I. This publication goes beyond the scope of a conventional exhibtion catalogue. While all the painted copies shown in the exhibtion are reproduced here, the installation or reconstruction of the winged altarpiece could not be included since it had not yet been constructed at time of press. Contents: Stephan Kemperdick, The History of the Ghent Altarpiece ; Stephan Kemperdick / Johannes Rößler, The Ghent Altarpiece in Berlin, 1820–1920 - The History of a Rediscovery ; Johannes Rößler, Between the Fronts - The Ghent Altarpiece in World War I and the Treaty of Versailles ; Christina Meckelnborg, The Inscription of the Ghent Altarpiece - A Philological Investigation ; Ute Stehr / Hélène Dubois, The Splitting and Restoration History of the Six Wings of the Ghent Altarpiece in Berlin ; Stefanie Thomas, Michiel Coxcie’s Trinity - A Technical Examination ; Rainer Wendler, The Restoration of Michiel Coxcie’s Adoration of the Lamb.
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