EARLY NETHERLANDISH PAINTING

This volume deals with the great figures of the 15th and early 16th century: Rogier van der Weyden, Petrus Christus, Aelbert van Ouw ater, Dieric Bouts, Justus van Gent, Hugo van der Goes, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, Hans Memling and Gerard David. In the tradition of t he Vienna School, Pächt's approach puts emphasis on formal analysis and on direct contact with the works of art themselves. Taking c ertain key works by each artist as examples, he discusses every facet of the work including style, mood, iconography, symbolism and construct...[Llegir més]