New Monograph: Cornelis Engebrechtsz

Apr 17, 2014

Cornelis Engebrechtsz

Cornelis Engebrechtsz (c. 1460-1527) A Sixteenth-Century Leiden Artist and his Workshop, by Jan Piet Filedt - Kok & Walter GibsonAssesses Engebrechtsz's stylistic development and the influence of the Antwerp Mannerists on his oeuvre. Also analyses his working methods and those of his workshop, based on recent technical investigation of his paintings, including the infrared study of underdrawings, his use of pattern in the depiction of gold brocade, and dendrochronological examination of panels. Includes biographies of Engebrechtsz and his sons Pieter, Cornelis and Lucas, supported by many previous unpublished documents, and a complete survey of the monogrammed and/or dated drawings by his eldest son, Pieter Cornelisz.Turnhout: 2014. 320 pages, with 224 colour and 221 black and white illustrations. Hardback. 30 x 21cms.

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