Tag: Flemish Art

Van Damme Hours – One of Simon Bening’s Masterpieces

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020Giulia

Want to know a bit more about Simon Bening, one of the greatest Flemish illuminators of all time? Why not take a few minutes to read about his pictorial technique?

Simon Bening and His Charming Calendars

September 15, 2020February 10, 2021Giulia

Never cared much for calendars? Simon Bening’s works of art are about to change your mind.

Under Dürer’s star

June 7, 2019April 19, 2020Alumina

A fan of German book illumination? Don’t miss this Alumina article about Nikolaus Glockendon, one of the foremost artists of his time.

Flemish, Burgundian, and Biblical Art: the Story of Faksimile Verlag – part 11

April 13, 2018November 14, 2017Faksimile Verlag

Some of the most remarkable books crafted in the Middle Ages display Flemish, Burgundian, and Biblical art. This post shows how some of the most outstanding examples of those arts were turned into exquisite facsimiles.

Grimani Breviary – Forbidden Fruit

March 16, 2018December 19, 2017Giulia

Check out this article on the Grimani Breviary, an outstanding work of Flemish tradition, that only a few lucky people got to see!

Flemish Painters – The Grimani Breviary

November 24, 2017November 14, 2017Alumina

Enjoy this week’s article regarding a masterpiece of Flemish Renaissance: the Grimani Breviary, illuminated by masters of the like of Alexander Bening and Simon Bening.

Heaven, Hell, and Dying Well. Exhibition at the Getty Museum

September 19, 2012October 15, 2015Giulia

The Afterlife has always been a fascinating subject for Men. The exhibition at the Getty Museum explores this recurrent theme with the illustrations of Simon Marmion.

The Flemish manuscripts and the Renaissance painters

July 29, 2012October 15, 2015Giulia

Flemish manuscripts’ painters created some of the most stunning works of art of the Renaissance: with decorations all over, play of the light, and new tridimensional figures they transformed the illustrated page.