Here is the pdf fair catalogue of Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur. Amsterdam_6-7Oct The fair will take place in Amsterdam at Mariott Hotel the 6th and 7th…… Read more “Amsterdam International Antiquarian Book Fair 2018 – Catalogue”
Tag: portrait
Goltzius’ Self-portrait
In 1594 Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) engraved a set of large plates with the Stories of the Virgin, also called “The Masterpiece”. The plates, 6 in total, are really…… Read more “Goltzius’ Self-portrait”
Quick jump to Berlin
It takes very little time to fall in love with Berlin. Although my visit was very short (one and a half day) I managed to walk around…… Read more “Quick jump to Berlin”
Pieces and Pieces
Social media are a great tool to help discover new things, and this is the (yet) short story of a painting that I saw for the first…… Read more “Pieces and Pieces”
And the printer became Judas
Oh yes, former Haarlem major and book publisher Jan van Suren (1517-1591), masterfully engraved in a very intense portrait by Hendrick Glotzius (1558-1617), a few years later…… Read more “And the printer became Judas”
The Neimeijer Archive pt.2: notes on a portrait
The Neimeijer archival boxes contain mainly excerpts from auction catalogues. The works of art documented, belong to any age and are realized with any technique, from painting…… Read more “The Neimeijer Archive pt.2: notes on a portrait”
Music Iconography in the Archive J.W.Neimeijer @RKD
(…) In September 2017 Dr J.W. Neimeijer, director of the Rijksprentenkabinet from 1974 to 1990, presented the RKD with an extensive art-historical collection of images of Northern…… Read more “Music Iconography in the Archive J.W.Neimeijer @RKD”
The Double
Antonio Caranzano (active 1577 – 1618) [Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, WA1863.4008] GRANDEZZA MAHUMETANA / IGNORANTIA MAHUMETANA [1583], when images are worth a thousand words
