ISBN: 9782503550374 - Corporate Splendour. Civic Group Portraits in Brabant 1585-1800: A Social, Typological, and Iconographic Approach (pictura Nova) (16 results)

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Civic group portraits, depicting trades and guilds, militias, magistrates, governors of charitable institutions and confraternities, were in the old duchy of Brabant during the Ancien Regime much better represented than is generally thought. Some hundred paintings are revealed, especially in the cities of Antwerp, Brussels, Leuven and Mechelen. For the first time, the book zooms in on this important subgenre of Flemish portraiture. The paintings present a wide variety of compositional types and integrated iconographic elements. Monumental life-size portraits coexist with small scale representations. At the same time, there is a clear differentiation in typology according to the city where they were produced. Along with the formal analysis, attention is paid to the material-technical genesis of these compositions, combining in some cases visual observation with scientific imagery and archival evidence. Also the question why patrons would order a group portrait, and how to interpret such 'corporate splendour', is dealt with, making use of the richly collected contemporary documents, which permit to contextualize the portraits and, in some cases, reconstruct their original habitat. They thus shed light on a number of factors that were involved in the realization of Brabantine civic group portraits: the type of patrons and their socio-economic and political position; the immediate cause for ordering a group portrait; the artists called upon; the prices and terms of payment; and the destination - (semi)public / private, sacral / secular - of the paintings.…

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Couverture rigide. Condition: Neuf. Dust Jacket Condition: Neuf. Edition originale. Pictura Nova(PICT 18) B. Wolters van der Wey Corporate Splendour. Civic Group Portraits in Brabant 1585-1800: A Social, Typological, and Iconographic Approach 507 p., 150 b/w ill. + 154 colour ill., 190 x 250 mm, 2015 ISBN: 978-2-503-55037-4 Languages: English Hardback The publication is available. Retail price: EUR 198,00Civic group portraits depicting militia and craft guilds, urban authorities, charitable institutions and religious confraternities were better represented in the Duchy of Brabant during the ancien régime than is generally assumed. Despite the depredations of time and historical circumstance, some hundred such paintings survive, most of them in the larger urban centres of Antwerp, Brussels, Leuven and Mechelen. This book is the first in-depth study of that important sub-genre of Flemish portraiture. The paintings present a wide variety of compositional types and iconographic elements, monumental life-size portraits coexisting with small-scale representations, yet with a clear difference in typology according to the city in which they were produced. In addition to their formal qualities, the material and technical genesis of these intriguing images of guildsmen, charity wardens, confrères and councillors is examined, with visual observation frequently supported by archival evidence and scientific imagery. The many and varied reasons for commissioning a group portrait and how such bravura displays should be interpreted are also considered, aided by a rich collection of contemporary documents that allow the portraits to be contextualized and their biotope reconstructed. These records also shed revealing light on some of the (f)actors involved in the portraits' production: the patrons and their socio-economic and political position, the occasions commemorated, the artists employed, the price and the way it was paid, and the places - public or private, sacred or secular - that these images of corporate splendour were intended to adorn. This is the first time Brabantine civic group portraits painted between 1585 and 1800 have been the subject of specific investigation. The results reveal a genre not only fascinating in itself but one that also enhances our understanding of the cultural history of the Low Countries Size: 190 x250 mm. …