Stradanus (1523-1605) - Baroni Alessandra; Sellink Manfred; Cecchi Alessandro; Elen Albert; Janssens Sandra
court artist of the Medici
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x Johannes Stradanus (Jan van der Straet, Giovanni Stradano) is one of the most well-known unknown artists in history. Even though the Bruges-born painter (1523-1605) had a more than successful career in the highly competitive city of Florence in the second half of the 16th century, his name long remained a well-hidden secret for specialists only. Many of his works, though, are very well known. Around 1570, Stradanus û who began as designer of tapestries and fresco painter in service of the Mediciûstarted a second career as draughtsman and designer of hundreds of prints. These were engraved, published and distributed all over the then-known world by Antwerp publishers in huge numbers. It are these works û widely collected, copied and used û which secured Stradanus's place in art history as an inventive and influential artist. Based on the first ever monographic exhibition on Stradanus in the Groeningemuseum in Bruges (2008- 2009), this study aims to reassess the importance and versatility of the artist's oeuv...
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2012Uitgever: Brepols Publishers380 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503529968ISBN-13: 9782503529967Koop dit boek tweedehands
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