Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe
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on the finest illustrated manuscripts produced in Europe during the great epoch
in Flemish illumination. During this aesthetically fertile period – beginning
in 1467 with the reign of the Burgundian duke Charles the Bold and ending in
1561 with the death of the artist Simon Bening – the art of book painting was
raised to a new level of sophistication. Sharing inspiration with the
celebrated panel painters of the time, illuminators achieved astonishing
innovations in the handling of color, light, texture, and space, creating a
naturalistic style that would dominate tastes throughout Europe for nearly a
century.
Centering on the notable artists of the period – Simon
Marmion, the Vienna Master of Mary of Burgundy, Gerard David, Gerard Horenbout,
Bening, and others – the catalogue examines both devotional and secular
manuscript illumination within a broad context: the place of illuminators
within the visual arts, including artistic exchange between book painters and
panel painters; the role of court patronage and the emergence of personal
libraries; and the international appeal of the new Flemish illumination style.
Contributors to the catalogue include Maryan W. Ainsworth, curator of European
paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; independent scholar Catherine
Reynolds; and Elizabeth Morrison, assistant curator of manuscripts at the Getty
Museum.
Illuminating the
Renaissance is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the
Getty Museum, the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and the British Library to be
held at the Getty Museum from June 17 to September 7, 2003, and at the Royal
Academy of Arts from November 25, 2003 to February 22, 2004.
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