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Other authors / contributors: | Borchert, Till, editor.
Jonckheere, Koenraad, editor.
Palais des beaux-arts (Brussels, Belgium), host institution.
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ISBN: | 9789492081285 9492081288
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Notes: | Catalog of the exhibition Faces then : Portraits de la Renaissance aux Pays-Bas, held February 6-May 17, 2015 at Bozar, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index. Text in French; one essay also in English translation.
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Summary: | The art of portraiture really flourished during the Renaissance. The individual was given a place in society and wealthy citizens were keen to have their portrait painted. This is an exhibition of 50 portraits from the 16th century by masters such as Quentin Metsys, Joos van Cleve and Joachim Beuckelaer. They immortalised their contemporaries in astonishingly deft and extremely detailed, almost photorealistic paintings. These portraits were painted in the main centres of the Netherlands and often had a different role to play.Exhibition: BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium (6.2.-17.5.2015).
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