Catalogue of paintings, 1363-1600
Subtitle: Centraal Museum Utrecht
By: project director and final editor Liesbeth M. Helmus ; co-editors, Molly Faries and Liesbeth M. Helmus ; authors, Molly Faries, Liesbeth M. Helmus and Dorien Tamis ; with contributions by J.R.J. van Asperen de Boer, Felice Geurdes and Peter Klein
Contributors: Helmus, Liesbeth M.; Faries, Molly; Tamis, Dorien; Asperen de Boer, J. R. J. van; Geurdes, Felice; Klein, Peter
Publisher: Centraal Museum
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Utrecht
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9789059830240
Subjects: Catalogs; Dutch Painting; Painting; Schilderijen; Centraal Museum (Utrecht); Centraal Museum (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Description: The Centraal Museum of Utrecht is the oldest Dutch city-museum. A big part of the collection of paintings dates from before 1600 and is in the museum's pocession since 1838, it's year of foundation. Some of these paintings were donated, others were taken, from churches and cloisters in Utrecht and its surroundings during the iconoclasm of 1566. The museum expanded it's collection through grants, loans and purchases. At the moment the museum has the biggest, and most important, collection of paintings from Utrecht in the world. The work of Jan van Scorel forms the most important cornerstone of the collection. In this richly illustrated catalogue all paintings are treated in its original historical context. Next to more general articles about history of collection and the results of technical research on the paintings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 432-450).