Technical Studies of Paintings: Problems of Attribution (15th-17th Centuries): Papers Presented at the Nineteenth Symposium for the Study of ... Painting Held in Bruges, 11-13 September 2014

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Attributions are central questions in art history. Since the introduction of new examination methods such as radiography, infrared photography and reflectography, conventional art history has undergone major changes. Technical examinations can provide additional arguments for attributing works of art to individual artists or their workshops. However, technical studies often also reveal complex working methods, while new scientific imagery sometimes challenges accepted attributions and instigates reconsiderations of traditional attributions. The XIXth symposium for the Study of Underdrawing and Technology in Painting which was held in Bruges on 11-13 September 2014 was dedicated to technical studies of paintings: problems of attribution (15th-17th centuries). It focussed on the various ways in which technical studies can provide answers to the often complex issue of attribution and will discuss the challenges that art historians face in proposing conclusive theories. This book captures the variety of twenty-four papers presented at the symposium. Table of Contents Willem van Aelst and the Market for Still-life Painting in Paris Reattribution of an Early Work The Beaune Last Judgement
Sorting out Rogier van der Weyden and his Assistants Philip the Good Bare-headed
In Search for Original and Copy The Middendorf Altarpiece by a Follower
of Hugo van der Goes Albrecht Bouts in Sibiu:
a Unique Self-portrait in ‘Memento Mori’ Bibliography Contributors Photo Credits