Publication

1998 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

88,000 words, Guess

Page Count

352 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number97011860
  • Goodreads5101797
  • LibraryThing2825776

Classifications

  • DDC730/.9493/1
  • LCCNB669.F5 J23 1998

Description

Between about 1380 and 1550, carved wooden altarpieces became a major art industry in the South Netherlands. Richly gilded and lavishly polychromed, these works consist of a sculpted center and painted wings, usually showing narrative cycles of the lives of Christ and Mary. This is the first full-scale study of these works. It examines the late medieval aesthetic and religious tastes that these altarpieces were designed to satisfy, and the proto-modern methods used to mass market these works.

Subjects

Topics

MarketingAltarpiecesWood-carvingGothic AltarpiecesFlemish AltarpiecesAltarpieces, GothicAltarpieces, Flemish

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