Taking shape: sculpture of the Low Countries, c. 1400-1600

Abstract

"This book examines the production, patronage, and use of sculptures made in the Low Countries between 1400 and 1600. Two questions frame the book: 'Why did Sculpture from the Low countries matter' and 'Why will Sculpture from the Low Countries matter for future research'. Answers to these questions will be offered in a coherent and richly illustrated study which considers Sculpture as a pivotal subject field within Art Historical discourse." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Preface / Julie Beckers and Hannah De Moor -- Introduction / Ethan Matt Kavaler -- Chapter 1: Use and Function of Sculpture -- Accommodating Altarpieces: The Impact of Circumstantial Factors on the Design of Altar Decorations in Medieval Churches / Justin Kroesen -- Working Sculpture: The Forms and Functions of Netherlandish Brass Lecterns / Douglas Brine -- The Church's a Stage: Late Medieval Altarpieces as Part of an Ever-Changing Environment / Wendy Wauters -- The Stem of a Once Ornate Fountain: The Use of a Table Fountain Fragment at Museum Mayer Van den Bergh in Antwerp / Julie Beckers -- Chapter 2: Patronage of Sculpture -- Patronage / Jeffrey Chipps Smith -- Noble Expectations of Memorial Sculpture: Commissioning the Jauche Monuments in Brugelette (c. 1527-1573) / Ruben Suykerbuyk -- The Chapel Space and Interiority in the Ringsaker Altarpiece / Lynn F. Jacobs -- Prestige and Display: Noble Patronage of Sculpture in the Low Countries / Elizabeth Rice Mattison -- Chapter 3: Production and Workshop -- Continuity and Discontinuity in the Sculpture Workshop Practice / Aleksandra Lipińska -- The Leuven Connection: A New Look at the Social and Artisanal Network of Leuven Late Gothic Sculptors (c. 1475-1525) / Marjan Debaene -- Te maken ende te leveren: The Transport of Netherlandish Carved Altarpieces / Hannah De Moor -- Epilogue: Seeing Sculpture / Stephanie Porras.