Jacob Jordaens, design for tapestry - NELSON, Kristi
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In the series: Pictura Nova, V. An in-depth study for all aspects of Jordaens´s activity as a designer of tapestries within the context of 17th-century tapestry manufacture in Flanders, additionally analyzing his major tapestry series while providing data on all his major tapestry designs. This study explores all aspects of Jacob Jordaens's extensive activity as a designer of tapestry and his prominence in this field. It places Jordaens within the context of design for and the manufacture of tapestry during the seventeenth century in Flanders when it was considered the most important form of textile and an item of luxury. The publication includes a discussion of Jordaens's preparation for work in this field, his approach to design, his patrons and his relationship to contemporaries in the same area of artistic endeavour. The six major series designed by Jordaens - The History of Alexander the Great, The Life of Odysseus, Scenes from Country Life, The Riding School, Proverbs and the Life of Charlemagne - are t...
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25 cm, viii, 376 pp, 206 ill. Black publisher's cloth and dust jacket [Categorie: Arts] [Auteur: NELSON, Kristi] [Uitgever: Brepols,] [Jaar: 1998] [Titel: Jacob Jordaens, design for tapestry]
