St. Jacob's Antwerp Art and Counter Reformation in Rubens's Parish Church
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 631
ISBN-13: 9789004311862
Subjects: Christian art and symbolism; Art and society; Counter-reformation; Belgium, history
Description: St. Jacob's is the only church to survive intact from Antwerp's Counter Reformation (1585-1794). Jeffrey Muller wreathes together the testimony of masterpieces and archives in Rubens's parish church to reconstruct art's integral role in religion and the transformation of society.