Rudy Jos Beerens

Samlingskataloget er på engelsk. Mesterværker af berømte hollandske og flamske malere – Pieter Brueghel II, Rembrandt, Jan Steen, Meindert Hobbema og Cornelis de Vos m.fl. – udgør en væsentlig del af museets faste samling. For første gang i over et århundrede er disse 57 værker blevet grundigt undersøgt, hvilket har resulteret i det rigt illustrerede samlingskatalog 'Dutch and Flemish Painting at The Nivaagaard Collection'. Heri præsenteres resultatet af en omfattende kunsthistorisk og teknisk forskning, der byder på nye tilskrivninger og forbindelser, reviderede dateringer og en dybere indsigt i maleriernes tilblivelse, bevaring og position indenfor hollandsk og flamsk kunsts bredere historie. Derudover giver to essays en dybdegående udforskning af Johannes Hages (1842-1923) passionerede erhvervelse af disse værker og deres bemærkelsesværdige bevaringshistorie. Den smukt designede publikation er således en uvurderlig fremtidig ressource for både specialister og kunstelskere.

Innovative exploration of the Brussels Baroque and the social dimensions of art production. In seventeenth-century Brussels, the careers of painters were shaped not only by their artistic talents but also by the communities to which they belonged. This book explores the intricate relationship between the social structures and artistic production of the 353 painters who became masters in the Brussels Guild of Painters, Goldbeaters, and Stained-Glass Makers between 1599 and 1706. This innovative study combines quantitative digital analysis with detailed qualitative case studies, offering a novel approach to the social history of art. By examining the various communities in which these artists operated, this book provides new insights into how early modern painters — both in Brussels and beyond — created their art, earned a living, and navigated the complexities of urban life. Painters and Communities in Seventeenth-Century Brussels also presents the first overview of the Brussels Baroque, with extensive biographical lists of the city’s master painters.