A Man of Vision. Paul Coremans and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Proceedings of the International Symposium Paul Coremans Held in Brussels, 15-17 June 2015
Edited by Dominique Deneffe Edited by Dominique Vanwijnsberghe
In June 2015, the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) organized an international symposium in honour of its founder and first director Paul Coremans (1908-1965). Exactly fifty years after his death, it was a unique opportunity to look back on his extraordinary career and the impact of his innovative ideas and vision on the conservation and restoration of works of art. His ground-breaking insights have been widely recognized in Belgium and all over the world. Paul Coremans’ fields of interest were broad: the conservation of works of art in museums, preventive conservation and climate control, the protection of cultural heritage in times of war – a highly topical issue -, as well as the status and role of the restorer, the importance of photographic documentation and scientific research, or the detection of art forgeries. Coremans’ belief in the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of works of art still inspires many art historians, conservator-restorers and scientists today. This book – the Proceedings of the 2015 Brussels Symposium – presents twenty original contributions that reveal Coremans’ multi-faceted personality and action. It is the first monograph devoted to this visionary Belgian scientist and Monuments Man.
- Edited by Dominique Deneffe
- Edited by Dominique Vanwijnsberghe
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Un tresor devoile
Le Retable de l'Adoration des Mages du XVe siecle conserve a la Basilique San Nazaro Maggiore a Milan. Un chef-d'oeuvre bruxellois de Jan Borman
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Flesh, Gold and Wood
The Saint-Denis Altarpiece in Liege and the Question of Partial Paint Practices in the 16th Century: Proceedings of the Conference Held at the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage in Brussels, 22-24 October 2015
Volume 18
Made in Malines. Les statuettes malinoises ou poupees de Malines de 1500-1540
Etude materielle et typologique
Volume 16
Between Carpentry and Joinery
Wood Finishing Work in Europe and Medieval and Modern Architecture
Volume 12
Frans Pourbus l’Ancien a Tournai
Les panneaux peints pour l'abbatiale Saint-Martin. Histoire, iconographie, style, technique, restauration
Volume 14
A l’Escu de France
Guillebert de Mets et la peinture de livres a Gand a l'epoque de Jan van Eyck (1410-1450)
Volume 13
A Masterly Hand. Interdisciplinary Research on the Late-Medieval Sculptor(s) Master of Elsloo in an International Perspective
Proceedings of the Conference held at the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage in Brussels on 20-21 October 2011
Volume 9
Imitation and Illusion
Applied Brocade in the Art of the Low Countries in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
Volume 6
The Brueg(H)el Phenomenon
Paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Pieter Brueghel the Younger with a Special Focus on Technique and Copying Practice
Volume 8
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