The Westphalian artist Conrad von Soest played a significant role in the development of North European art around 1400 and his elegant and luxurious altarpieces highlight a fascinating period of German social and economic history. He lived and worked in Dortmund, where he found his patronage among the well-educated and cosmopolitan merchant-princes of the Hanseatic cities whose 'Medici'-like life-style, affluence and influence permeated the cultural life of Northern Germany. In reflecting the chivalric tastes of his patrons ...
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The Westphalian artist Conrad von Soest played a significant role in the development of North European art around 1400 and his elegant and luxurious altarpieces highlight a fascinating period of German social and economic history. He lived and worked in Dortmund, where he found his patronage among the well-educated and cosmopolitan merchant-princes of the Hanseatic cities whose 'Medici'-like life-style, affluence and influence permeated the cultural life of Northern Germany. In reflecting the chivalric tastes of his patrons, Conrad developed an oeuvre that established him as a major exponent of the International Courtly Style. His complete output is discussed, catalogued and reproduced in this book: the illustrations include striking details, infra-red photographs and comparative material. Dr.Corley analyses the subject, iconography, style and technique of the famous Niederwildungen and Dortmund altarpieces as well as the smaller scale panels, and she examines the artist's influence over later German masters of the School of Cologne. The book provides students of Northern European art with the first comprehensive monograph on this highly-skilled master, and should make a significant contribution to the reference literature on International Gothic. Conrad van Soest's complete output is discussed, catalogued and reproduced in this book: the illustrations include striking details, infra-red photographs and comparative material.
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Good in Good jacket. Dust jacket is rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed. Corners of boards are bumped. Spine is shaken and slightly cocked. Front end leaf is lightly soiled with some adhesive residue; inside is otherwise clean, bright, and unmarked.
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Conrad Von Soest. Fine in fine jacket. Illustrated in b/w throughout, some in color. 287 pages. 4to, navy cloth, d.w. (London): Harvey Miller, (1996). A fine copy in a fine wrapper.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Clean tight illustrated hardcover in jacket, a very good copy in a very good jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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VG/VG. scuffs to covers; shelf-wear to lower covers; spine edges creased. top portion of back cover flyleaf torn off. dustjacked scuffed; edge-wear; rubbing to corners. Navy cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Glossy blue and color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. This book is the first fully illustrated and comprehensive monograph devoted to the Westphalian artist Conrad von Soest, who played a pivotal role in the development of North European art around 1400, and whose elegant and luxurious altarpieces highlight a fascinating period of German social and economic history. His complete oeuvre is reproduced here in 34 colour plates as well as a host of black and white, detail and comparative illustrations. Among the works are the famous Niederwildungen and Dortmund altarpieces as well as the smaller scale panels which project in their rich and exquisitely painted figures both the importance of their subjects and the sophistication of their donors. Dr Corley has researched Conrad's work in depth setting it in the context of his period and his early training in Paris in the 1380s. His iconography and style are analyzed, particularly the vibrant and vigourous under-drawing revealed by infra-red photography which has helped the author to establish, among the works attributed to him, which of these were from his hand and which by his workshop or imitators. Finally, she has traced his legacy throughout the countries in the sphere of the Hanseatic League and his influence over later German masters of the School of Cologne. A detailed Catalogue and an extensive Bibliography establish the known corpus of his oeuvre. -Jacket.