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Informationen zum Autor Dr. James Clifton is Director of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation and curator in Renaissance and Baroque Painting! Museum of Fine Arts! Houston. He is the co-author of A Portrait of the Artist! 1525-1825: Prints From The Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation (2005) and The Body of Christ in the Art of Europe and New Spain! 1150-1800 (1997). Dr. Walter Melion is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Art History! Emory University and is the author of Shaping the Netherlandish Canon: Karel van Mander's SchilderboeckA" and The Meditative Art: Studies in the Northern Devotional print! 1550-1625 Klappentext Opens up our understanding of the design and market for Biblical prints and illustrated Bible images in the 16th century. "serves both its principal purposes, as it instructs and delights simultaneously" Larry Silver, "The Art Book""An important contribution to the study of Netherlandish Bible illustration" Peter van der Coelen, "Print Quarterly""Aimed at upper level undergraduates or graduate students, reasonably priced, and expertly produced, this exhbition catalogue makes an excellent addition to the academic research library" Kasia Leousis, "Art Libraries Society of North America""Will make us use our eyes differently and encourage us to see deeper than we did before. It will certainly repay several readings" Jay Turner, "Vidimus" Zusammenfassung Studies the crucial role played by scriptural prints in the complex processes of religious self-formation that dominated early modern European culture. This volume features over 130 prints! woodcuts and engravings by Lucas van Leyden! Jan Swart van Groningen! Maarten van Heemskerck! Philips Galle! Hendrick Goltzius and Hieronymus Wierix. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Ena Heller! PhD! Director of the Museum of Biblical Art! New York; Preface by Dr James Clifton; Acknowledgments and Notes on the Catalogue; Essay by Dr Walter Melion on the production of the prints! the history of illustrated Bibles! and the role of architectural imagery; Main catalogue presentation of 81 prints with 52 entries; References; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Index. ...
