On the Trail of Bosch and Bruegel
Four Paintings United under Cross-examination
Edited by Erma Hermens
Paperback (Published)
(May 2012)
ISBN: 9781904982784
9.45 x 10.59 inches
Price: $90.00
In stock
This volume presents a comparative study of four 16th-century paintings of Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple, each attributed to Antwerp but now housed in collections across Europe. Drawing on technical analysis, iconographic study, and provenance research, the book uncovers connections and distinctions among the works, exploring their materials, underdrawings, and artistic influences from Bruegel and Bosch. It offers new insights into the origins, meanings, and relationships between these compelling yet enigmatic paintings.
The four paintings investigated in this book all depict Christ driving the traders from the temple. They are alike yet different with echoes of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Hieronymous Bosch, but all were presumed to have been painted in Antwerp in the 16th century. Over the past 300 years, each painting has found its way to a collection in a different corner of Europe: the Kadriorg Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia; the National Gallery of Denmark; the Glasgow Museums, and a private collection in London. Relatively little was known about the artists who created these paintings, the journeys they made and the relationship between them. The results of examination of the materials used, the underdrawings, the iconography, and investigation of the changes of ownership are discussed in this book – all part of the project that set out to discover the origins of each version, how and why they were made, their meaning and how they might be related to each other.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Provenance history of Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple
On the genealogy of a composition: tracing the roots of Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple
Bernard Vermet
Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple: painting materials and techniques in the context of 16th-century Antwerp studio practice
Anne Haack Christensen, Erma Hermens, Greta Koppel, Alar Nurkse, Polly Smith, Hannah Tempest and Jørgen Wadum
The dendrochronological dating of three paintings in the style of Bosch/Bruegel
Aoife Daly and Alar Läänelaid
Tracing the individual ‘handwriting’ of four 16th-century artists through their underdrawings
Jørgen Wadum and Mikkel Scharff
Copying for the art market in16th-century Antwerp: a tale of Bosch and Bruegel
Erma Hermens and Greta Koppel
The people’s vengeance on perfection: on the iconography of Hieronymus Bosch’s lost composition Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple
Paul Vandenbroeck
The conservation and restoration of the Copenhagen, Tallinn and Glasgow paintings: past and present
Hannah Tempest, Alar Nurske and Polly Smith
List of contributors
- Edited by Erma Hermens
"This monograph take the reader on a fascinating detective hunt for the original and earliest version of the painting [Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple]. For those interested in an investigation of this type within an art-historical context, this will be the perfect summertime read!" bruegelnow.com (26/06/12)
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This monograph take the reader on a fascinating detective hunt for the original and earliest version of the painting [Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple]. For those interested in an investigation of this type within an art-historical context, this will be the perfect summertime read!
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