Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1400-1464) was one of the most influential artists of the Northern Renaissance. With his dramatic tableaux and austere, almost sculptural figures, van der Weyden achieved an unprecedented emotional clarity in both his religious paintings and secular portraits. This sumptuously produced and gorgeously illustrated book is the first comprehensive study of van der Weyden's work in 25 years. Synthesizing the latest scholarship and reproducing every known painting as well as hundreds of ...
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Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1400-1464) was one of the most influential artists of the Northern Renaissance. With his dramatic tableaux and austere, almost sculptural figures, van der Weyden achieved an unprecedented emotional clarity in both his religious paintings and secular portraits. This sumptuously produced and gorgeously illustrated book is the first comprehensive study of van der Weyden's work in 25 years. Synthesizing the latest scholarship and reproducing every known painting as well as hundreds of details and comparative works, it will become the standard reference on the artist for decades to come.
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Very Good. 2000. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear; top corners slightly bumped. Else a bright, clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Renaissance Art).
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket in mylar. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 400 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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VG/VG (Light wear/scuffing and bumping to boards and DJ edges; interior is clean; binding is solid. ) Navy blue cloth boards with gilt design and lettering; red DJ with colorful illustration and white and cream-colored lettering; 445 pp.; richly illustrated. "The Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1400? -1464), born in Tournai as Rogier de le Pasture, was one of the most influential artists of the Northern Renaissance. With his dramatic tableaux and austere, almost sculptural figures, Van der Weyden achieved an unprecedented emotional clarity in both his religious paintings, including his scenes from the Passion of Christ, and his highly refined portraits, among them the famous Portrait of a Lady in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C." "This sumptuously illustrated volume is the first comprehensive study of Van der Weyden's work in twenty-five years. Author Dirk De Vos, who has incorporated all the latest scholarship, illuminates longstanding questions concerning Van der Weyden's early years and a number of problematic attributions."--Jacket.