Hand, John Oliver, and Catherine Metzger and Ron Spronk - Prayers and Portraits: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych

New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2006. Hardbound. Black cloth with dark, color-illustrated dustjacket. 339 pp. 90 bw and 238 color plates. Accompanying an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and the Koninlijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, this is the first study entirely devoted to the subject of Netherlandish diptychs in the 15th and 16th centuries. Gathered for this show are masterpieces by some heavy hitters in the Flemish diptych pantheon, including Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Hans Memling, and Huge van der Goes. A stunning publication. It covers a variety of topics, including painting techniques, workshop practice, and the art market in the Netherlands of the time. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker to the dust jacket at the base of the spine. Sticker and due date card to back pasted end page.

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