The Gouda Windows (1552-1572): Art and Catholic Renewal on the Eve of the Dutch Revolt

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'The Gouda Windows (1552–1572): Art and Catholic Renewal on the Eve of the Dutch Revolt' offers the first complete analysis of the cycle of monumental Renaissance stained-glass windows donated to the Sint Janskerk in Gouda, after a fire gutted it in 1552. Central among the donors were King Philip II of Spain and Joris van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht, who worked together to reform the Church. The inventor of the iconographic program, a close associate to the bishop as well as the king, strove to renew Catholic art by taking the words of Jesus as a starting point. Defining Catholic religion based on widely accepted biblical truths, the ensemble shows that the Mother Church can accommodate all true Christians. Foreword Illustrations Note to the Reader Introduction Chapter 1. Patronage 1.1 A Clean Slate 1.2 Clerical Patrons 1.3 Royal and Noble Donors 1.4 Employing the Artists Chapter 2. The Choir: He Must Increase, and I Must Decrease 2.1 John the Baptist as a Foil to Christ 2.2 An Elusive Written Program 2.3 Testimony about Christ 2.4 Imprisonment and Death 2.5 The Bible and St. Augustine 2.6 Beyond St. Augustine: Erasmus and Herman Lethmaet 2.7 The Apostle Series in the Clerestory Chapter 3. The Transept: There Shall No Sign Be Given 3.1 A Separate Program? 3.2 The King’s Window 3.3 Margaret of Parma’s Gift 3.4 Jonah and Balaam 3.5 Turmoil in the Temple Chapter 4. The Nave: But Ye Shall Receive Power 4.1 Elburga van den Boetzelaer and the Queen of Sheba 4.2 Margaretha van der Marck as a Second Judith 4.3 Philip de Ligne, a Crippled Warlord Praying to Be Healed 4.4 Choir, Transept and Nave: One Narrative? Chapter 5. Protestant Appropriation 5.1 Catholic 'spolia', 1580–1581 5.2 Protestant Patrons Claim the High Moral Ground, 1593–1604 5.3 The Removal of ‘Ungodly’ Images 5.4 Recontextualization Conclusion Bibliography Index of Names