This stunning compilation of the work of Jan van Eyck, the master Flemish painter, is being published to coincide with a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition in Ghent.
Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (1390–1441) towered above his contemporaries. With his unprecedented technique, scientific knowledge, and unparalleled powers of observation, Van Eyck lifted oil painting to previously unknown heights and helped determine the course of Western art.
In 2020, the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent will host the largest ever exhibition of Van Eyck’s work. Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution includes artwork by Van Eyck, several pieces from his studio, and international masterpieces from the late Middle Ages while making the world of Van Eyck more tangible than ever.
This tie-in exhibition catalog unravels some of the myths that surround Van Eyck and his techniques, while showing his complete oeuvre and influence in a new perspective. Including essays by leading experts from around the world, Van Eyck will prove to be an indispensable resource for Van Eyck fans and scholars alike. 350 color illustrations

Van Eyck

Arts & Photography

Borchert, Till-Holger

Dumolyn, Jan

Martens, Maximiliaan

History & Criticism

Thames&Hudson

Documents the transition period between the late middle ages to early modern times, revealing how the works of Van Eyck and such contemporaries as the Master of FlTmalle and Hugo van der Geos reflected the period's economy, politics, religion, and culture.

The Age of Van Eyck: The Mediterranean World and Early Netherlandish Painting 1430-1530

BEYER, ANDREAS

Groeningemuseum

Stedelijke Musea Brugge

Hieronymus Bosch (1450–1516) is one of the most famous artists in the history of Netherlandish painting, if not the world. This new book, published on the 500th anniversary of Bosch's death, explores his best-known paintings and drawings, revealing them as never before in amazing full-page close-up details. Organized by characteristic themes in Bosch’s work, such as faces, heaven and hell, the four elements, landscapes, and creatures both fantastic and monstrous, it offers exceptional views of masterpieces like The Garden of Earthly Delights, The Haywain Triptych, The Temptation of St. Anthony, and The Seven Deadly Sins. Till-Holger Borchert, an expert on Netherlandish art, guides readers through the painter’s work in clear and accessible language, and from less-familiar and surprising angles. Bosch in Detail is the latest in the successful series that also includes Bruegel in Detail and Caravaggio in Detail.

Bosch in Detail

Abrams

Bosch in Detail: The Portable Edition

Harry N. Abrams

Memling und seine Zeit. Brügge und die Renaissance.

Reference

Martens, Maximiliaan P.J.

Blockmans, Wim

AINSWORTH, Maryan W.

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Belser

Van Eyck: Eine optische Revolution

Belser, Chr. Gesellschaft

Forty works by early Netherlandish masters from van Eyck to Bosch―reproduced in exquisite detail―are the subject of this breathtaking book that leads readers deep into the paintings to reveal each artist’s astonishing technique and brilliant application of color. The longer we gaze at the paintings of the old masters, the more we appreciate the subtlety and artistry of the painters who created them. This beautiful book offers readers an opportunity to learn and study the art of Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and many other masters of this period and region. It also explores their influence on later artists from the Baroque period. Each of the works is briefly presented along with its historical and contextual background and importance. Then in a series of full-page illustrations, specific details are enlarged to guide the reader carefully and thoughtfully through the piece’s nuances and often overlooked features. The result is the next best thing to a private viewing at a museum―a truly sensuous and emotional experience that will engage both the novice and the expert. Till-Holger Borchert’s texts are informative and engaging as he shares his singular passion for these great works in a magnificent book that will inspire viewers to form their own opinions and exercise their own powers of observation within the context of this important period in art history.

Masterpieces in Detail: Early Netherlandish Art from van Eyck to Bosch

Prestel

Life on canvas: The splendor of van Eyck in an XL monograph From his first appearance on the cultural stage, Early Netherlandish artist Jan van Eyck (1390–1491) elicited gasps of astonishment and awe. Under his paintbrush, oil on canvas became reality on canvas. Like never before, the material and physical world found its near-perfect painterly equivalent. This new TASCHEN monograph allows van Eyck’s extraordinary recreation of reality to live and breathe in extra-large scale. At once impressive and intimate, the volume reveals the artist’s deftest details as much as the ambition of his compositional schemes. From pale hands to plush velvet robes, we delight in his consummate mastery of color, light, and surface, where textures are so beautifully realized in paint that we can almost feel his cool tiled floor beneath our feet or hear the rustle of feathered angel wings. Spanning the complete van Eyck repertoire, the book includes all the most famous van Eyck masterpieces as well as lesser-known treasures, all explored in attentive details as well as optimum full-spread reproductions. Highlights include The Arnolfini Portrait, a fold-out spread of the Ghent Altarpiece, and a preparatory drawing of Cardinal Niccol&amp;oegrave; Albergati, an outstanding example of a 15th-century Netherlandish drawing. The book’s expansive coverage also extends to the complete catalog of the van Eyck workshop, which continued its output for almost a decade after the master’s own death.

Van Eyck: The Complete Work

Taschen America, LLC

Jan Van Eyck

Renaissance realist The Arnolfini Portrait, depicting the wedding of a young couple, is one of the most famous paintings of the Early Renaissance. With its unprecedented precision and masterful use of color (down to the most minute details reflected in the background mirror), the painting is a testament to the mastery of Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441), leader of the Early Netherland School. Though he cannot be credited, as many have claimed, as the inventor of oil painting, his use of the medium was highly innovative, allowing for great intensity and depth of color. Often imitated but never equaled, van Eyck left an indelible impression on Renaissance art and paved the way for future realist painters. About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:<ul>
<li>a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance</li> <li>a concise biography</li> <li>approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions</li> </ul>

Apocalypse then: Newly uncovered illuminations from the Renaissance depicting miraculous phenomena The Book of Miracles that first surfaced a few years ago and recently made its way into an American private collection is one of the most spectacular new discoveries in the field of Renaissance art. The nearly complete surviving illustrated manuscript, which was created in the Swabian Imperial Free City of Augsburg around 1550, is composed of 169 pages with large-format illustrations in gouache and watercolor depicting wondrous and often eerie celestial phenomena, constellations, conflagrations, and floods as well as other catastrophes and occurrences. It deals with events ranging from the creation of the world and incidents drawn from the Old Testament, ancient tradition, and medieval chronicles to those that took place in the immediate present of the book’s author and, with the illustrations of the visionary Book of Revelation, even includes the future end of the world. The surprisingly modern-looking, sometimes hallucinatory illustrations and the cursory descriptions of the Book of Miracles strikingly convey a unique view of the concerns and anxieties of the 16th century, of apocalyptic thinking and eschatological expectation. The present facsimile volume reproduces the Book of Miracles in its entirety for the first time and thus makes one of the most important works of the German Renaissance finally available to art lovers and scholars. The introduction puts the codex in its cultural and historical context, and an extensive description of the manuscript and its miniatures, as well as a complete transcript of the text, accompany the facsimile in an appendix. Text in English, French, and German

The Book of Miracles: Das Wunderzeichenbuch - Le Livre Des Miracles

Waterman, Joshua P.

Religion & Spirituality

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