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dc.contributor.authorNeerman, Maya
dc.contributor.authorCurrie, Christina
dc.contributor.authorPentier, Gaëlle
dc.contributor.authorSaverwyns, Steven
dc.contributor.authorDecq, Louise
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-03T14:59:57Z
dc.date.available2021-06-03T14:59:57Z
dc.identifier.citationMaya Neerman, Christina Currie, Gaëlle Pentier, Steven Saverwyns & Louise Decq, "The Calumny of Apelles : a rediscovered masterpiece by Maarten de Vos", Bulletin de l’Institut royal du Patrimoine artistique, 35 (2019), pp. 106-137en_US
dc.identifier.issn0085-1892
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/7832
dc.descriptionMaarten de Vos's Calumny of Apelles is considered from a historical, iconographical and technical point of view. Its literary and visual sources are explored, particularly in relation to the text of Lucian, the Greek rhetorician, and to Giorgio Ghisi's engraving on the same theme. The presence of Hans van Haecht's panel-maker's mark gives 1589 as an earliest possible execution date; furthermore, stylistic resemblances with preparatory drawings by De Vos for Archduke Ernest's 1594 Joyous Entry into Antwerp suggest a late dating, probably in the last nine years of the artist's life. The technical study brings to light the original techniques and materials used in the manufacture of the panel and the application of the ground and paint layers. The pigments are mostly typical of those of the late sixteenth century and include the abundant use of smalt, which explains why certain draperies have lost their colour. The study also uncovers two major modifications that were carried out after the painting was complete: the addition of Calumny's jewelled bodice and that of the top plank. Calumny's new luxurious bodice drew attention to her worldly qualities and was most likely added between 1750 and 1850, while the extra board at the top was probably added earlier, giving the composition a more modern spatial structure.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherl'Institut royal du Patrimoine artistiqueen_US
dc.publisherKoninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimoniumen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBulletin de l’Institut royal du Patrimoine artistique. Bulletin van het Koninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimoniumen_US
dc.titleThe Calumny of Apelles : a rediscovered masterpiece by Maarten de Vosen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.frascatiArtsen_US
dc.audienceScientificen_US
dc.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dc.subject.freeMaarten de Vosen_US
dc.subject.freeCalumny of Apellesen_US
dc.subject.freeGiorgio Ghisien_US
dc.subject.freeHans van Haechten_US
dc.subject.freesmalten_US
dc.source.titleBulletin 35. 2016-2018en_US
dc.source.volume35en_US
dc.source.page106-137en_US
dc.relation.projecthttp://balat.kikirpa.be/object/11004757en_US
Orfeo.peerreviewedYesen_US
dc.source.editorMarianne Thys and Lise Connellanen_US


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