THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF SAINT PETER, LOUVAIN

In this monograph, the art historian M. Comblen-Sonkes has made an exhaustive study of three altarpieces. Two altarpieces are by Dir k BOUTS, the Holy Sacrament Triptych and the Saint Erasmus Triptych. The author proceeds to a rigorous stylistic and technical analy sis with the help of laboratory documents such as X-radiographs and infrared reflectograms. Moreover exceptional archival sources, b eing the commissioning contract and the receipt of payment to the artist for the Holy Sacrament Triptych, fortunately shed light on the histo...[Llegir més]