The monumental Ghent altarpiece by the brothers Van Eyck is undoubtedly considered one of the main works of European art history. Since its completion in 1432, the Ghent altarpiece has attracted attention and interest over centuries. It has been a model for other painters, it has been praised by writers, and it has been copied in natural size. This publication offers the first overall view of all aspects of the Ghent altarpiece from its establishment and preservation to its reception and lasting influence.

The Ghent Altarpiece by the Brothers Van Eyck: History and Appraisal

Arts & Photography

Kemperdick, Stephan

Roessler, Johannes

History & Criticism

Michael Imhof Verlag

Fashion–Art–Works offers an opulent introduction to the Berliner Kunstgewerbemuseum costume collection and is published on the occasion of the November 2014 reopening of the Kunstgewerbemuseum at the Kulturforum Berlin. The Kamer/Ruf collection of international costumes, acquired in 2003, as well as stylish highlights from the early 18th century up to the end of the 20th century, are at the heart of this catalogue of selected holdings. Accessories, the fashionable accoutrements that—from hats to shoes—are indispensable aspects of the style of the respective pieces, are equally as important as the ladies’ gowns and men’s suits. Each item has been artistically documented in photographs and introduced with clear descriptions. These tell the story of the last three decades of European costume. A detailed article additionally explains the design and manufacture of the figurines, which were individually created for each item.

Fashion - Art - Works: 1715 to Today

Waidenschlager, Christine

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Nowhere else can be found such a great number of exotic Holy Men with long beards and colourful clothes as in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal – especially during the time of the traditional Hindu Holi Feast, when hundreds of these peculiar persons meet. Peter Voss travelled several times to Nepal to take pictures of these people. The results are fantastic portraits of people and their daily life, that are for the first time compiled in a large format coffee table book. The publication is an important contemporary document, for some of its pictures were taken only a few weeks before the horrible earthquake on April 25th in 2015.

Nepal: Photography (German Edition)

Photography & Video

In Thailand a culture clash takes place, and it seems like the West has won the battle against the East. And yet – still one can find the old Thai-culture at unexpected places. Not the light and sound spectacles, but traditions that survived hundreds of years and also Santa Claus, Valentine's Day and the Internet. The photographs of Josef Polleroß evoke memories of that culture that to some were lost. But they are there. We are only blinded by the modern brightness and glamour. The collection of photos by Josef Polleroß is remarkable. They do not belittle the country's culture nor do they deride its people. They are honest.

Thailand Triptychs (German Edition)

Cotterill; Colin

EwaGlos, which has been developed in eleven languages, highlights the crucial role that professionally developed multilingual vocabularies play in international preservation campaigns. The illustrated glossary stresses the importance of a common language in the conservation field, and the role that international cooperation plays in creating this common terminology. The core of the glossary comprises approximately 200 definitions of terms frequently used in specifications in the field of conservation-restoration of wall paintings and architectural surfaces. The book concludes with an extensive bibliography in this specialized field.

EwaGlos European Illustrated Glossary Of Conservation Terms For Wall Paintings And Architectural Surfaces: English Definitions with Translations into ... (Series of publications by the Hornemann)

Comprised of two hundred paintings, ceramics and lacquers, mainly from Japan yet also including examples from China and Korea, the Klaus F. Naumann Collection represents one of the foremost efforts by a private individual in this field to find its way into a public institution. This publication introduces and illustrates for the first time all the works in the collection housed at the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The main emphasis is on the development of painting in Japan, represented here in formats that range from intimate hanging scrolls to large-scale screens, and on a wide variety of subjects that include Buddhist icons, sublime ink landscapes, illustrations of literary and mythological subjects and images of animals, plants and human beings. Vessels with natural glazes, blue-and-white porcelains and serving dishes with painterly polychrome designs, objects lacquered almost monochrome red and others that display sprinkled gold decorations over a black ground provide a glimpse of the multi-faceted achievements of more than a thousand years of art in Japan.

Tiger, Kraniche, Schöne Frauen – Tigers, Cranes, Beautiful Women: Asiatische Kunst aus der Sammlung Klaus F. Naumann – Asian Art from the Klaus F. Naumann Collection (German Edition)

Hofmann, Alexander

Mongolia, "The Land of the Blue Sky", as it is called, is an amazing destination for traveling. Four times the size of Germany, it is the most sparsely populated land in the world. This coffee table book takes you on an exciting journey to the Mongolian shamans, reindeer-nomads, and eagle-hunters, presenting stunning landscapes of glaciers and deserts. It is the fifth coffee table book from Peter Voss, who is a multiple award-winning photographer.

Mongolia (German Edition)

The book The Lost Museum highlights the loss of the Berlin paintings and sculptures in a battle of the Second World War. In the days before the end of the war, two fires in the anti-aircraft bunker Friedrichshain destroyed numerous works of art that were there to be protected and outsourced, including masterpieces of the collections among others by Caravaggio and Rubens. Using photos with explanatory texts, the lost masterpieces of the Berlin sculpture and painting collections re-enter in the public consciousness.

The Lost Museum: The Berlin Painting and Sculpture Collections 70 Years after World War II

Jan Lievens (1607–1674), Rembrandt’s boyhood friend, who embarked on an artistic career even earlier than his companion, once again is as highly regarded as during his lifetime, thanks to numerous recent publications and several exhibitions. The present monograph and catalogue raisonné discuss and analyze for the first time the extensive output of his early Leiden years: his paintings, drawings, and etchings from 1623 to 1632. Besides the book’s comprehensiveness and consideration of the artist’s work in the context of his Netherlandish contemporaries from Haarlem, Utrecht, and Antwerp, special emphasis is placed on establishing the chronology of his œuvre. Only a solid foundation such as this would make it possible to determine more precisely than before Lievens’s much discussed relationship to Rembrandt. What transpired was a most lively give and take between two young artists intensely searching for new ways of artistic expression whose later development after their respective move from Leiden took very different paths. Consequently, the careful examination of Lievens’s early œuvre sheds new light on Rembrandt’s Leiden work.

Jan Lievens: Friend and Rival of the Young Rembrandt

Schnackenburg, Bernhard

<div>Surprisingly, until recently, the Flemish painter Jacob Jordaens was still overshadowed by Peter Paul Rubens in scientific debate--only recognized after the 19th century's influx of discourse on painter princes. However, Jordaens was the head of a significant workshop and had a major influence on the Antwerp art market for forty years after Rubens' death. This extensive collection of essays combines for the first time in balanced proportion the research of renowned experts on Jacob Jordaens from the field of art history and from the field of painting restoration. The interdisciplinary approach allows a closer look at the workshop's practice and the artist's creative processes. This results in a new image of the artist, who stands out for his undreamed-of innovative strength as well as his pictorial and intellectual independence.</div>

Reframing Jordaens: Pictor doctus – Techniken – Werkstattpraxis / (German Edition)

Individual Artists

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