The Life of Lambert Lombard (1565); and Effigies of Several Famous Painters from the Low Countries (1572) (Paperback)

Dominicus Lampsonius's The Life of Lambert Lombard (1565) is the earliest published biography of a Netherlandish artist. This neo-Latin account of the life of the painter, architect, and draftsman Lambert Lombard of Liege offers a theoretical exposition on the nature and ideal practice of Netherlandish art, emphasizing Lombard's intellectual curiosity, interest in antiquity, attentive study of the human body, and exemplary generosity as a teacher. This volume offers the first English edition of the The Life of Lambert Lombard, complemented by a new translation of the inscriptions Lampsonius composed to accompany the Effigies of Several Famous Painters from the Low Countries (1572), a cycle of twenty-three engraved portraits of Netherlandish artists developed in collaboration with the print publisher Hieronymus Cock. Together, The Life of Lambert Lombard and Effigies established frameworks for a distinctly Netherlandish history of art. Responding to a growing sense of Netherlandish cultural and political identity on the eve of the Dutch Revolt, these texts proposed a critical alternative to Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists and its Italian model of art historical development, celebrating local ingenuity and skill. They remain the starting point for any history of the northern Renaissance.

General

Imprint:	Getty Research Institute,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2022
Authors:	Dominicus Lampsonius • Edward Wouk
Dimensions:	281 x 178 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-1-60606-740-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > Renaissance art > General Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN:	1-60606-740-0
Barcode:	9781606067406

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