Flemish art and architecture, 1585-1700
By: Hans Vlieghe.
Series: Yale University Press Pelican history of art
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: Art, Flemish -- 16th century; Art, Flemish -- 17th century; Architecture -- Flanders
Description: This illustrated book provides a complete overview of the art of the Southern Netherlands from 1585 to 1700, the years between the separation of the Southern from Northern provinces and the end of Spanish rule.

Eminent Flemish art historian Hans Vlieghe examines the development of Flemish and specifically Antwerp painting, the activity and influence of Rubens and such other leading masters as Van Dyck and Jordaens, the Antwerp tradition of specialisation among painters, and the sculpture and architecture of this period.

He also describes the socio-economic and political conditions that facilitated the rise, evolution, and expansion of Flemish art, focusing particularly on the Counter Reformation, which stimulated the construction and decoration of new churches according to rules set out by the Council of Trent.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-327) and index.