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16 essays by a group of internationally acclaimed authors help contribute to a clearer perception of the complex facets of Jacob Jordaens' oeuvre-and moreover to distinguish it from the works of Rubens, van Dyck, and his contemporaries. The title "Genius of Grand Scale" refers to the spectrum from history to genre as well as to Jordaens' preference for large formats. The greatness of the artist Jacob Jordaens needs to be emphasized, since even though he outlived Rubens for four whole decades, he was never able to escape from under his shadow. By reference to iconographic and iconological studies, single works are identified and presented in a broad review and the long, in many aspects fragmentary reception of his artistic work also forms a large part of the interpretations presented here. Furthermore, technical examinations of paintings assist in defining more precisely how they were generated.This overdue volume presents essential reading for anyone interested in Jacob Jordaens.
Contents
Preface Vorwort Part I: Oeuvre-Jordaens' Werk 'Qui trop embrasse, mal etreint?' - Ikonologie der visualisierten Formelhaftigkeit im OEuvre von Jacob Jordaens, by Birgit Ulrike Munch Formelhafte Wendungen im Oeuvre Jacob Jordaens'. Katalogteil 1: Von Wie die Alten sungen, so zwitschern die Jungen bis Es sind gute Kerzen die vorleuchten, by Elsa Osswald Formelhafte Wendungen im OEuvre Jacob Jordaens'. Katalogteil 2: Von Der Konig trinkt! bis Wucherei ist ein grosses Ubel, eine Plage in der Stadt, by Sarah-Sophie Riedel Jordaens' Tribute Money: an unknown oil sketch, by Eva de la Fuente Pedersen Schuld und Suhne-Der bussfertige Sunder in Jordaens' Verlorenem Sohn in der Dresdener Gemaldegalerie, by Angelika Templin Jordaens and the Oranjezaal in Huis ten Bosch Palace, the paintings and the letters, by Lidwien Speleers and Margriet van Eikema Hommes Jacob Jordaens' Das Bankett der Cleopatra und Cleopatras Tod, by Zita Agota Pataki Jacob Jordaens Allegorie des Friedens und der fruchtbaren Regierung, by Daniela Roberts Katholiken sehen anders-Kunst und Konfession bei Jacob Jordaens, by Dominik Fugger Determining trends and developments in Jordaens' priming technique, by Jorn Bredal-Jorgensen, Troels Filtenborg, Johanneke Verhave, and Jorgen Wadum Part II: Patterns of Reception-Rezeption und Kritik Jacob Jordaens and Printmaking in Antwerp in the Seventeenth Century, by Jaco Rutgers Remaking the master: Jordaens and his northern critics, 1645-1729, by Irene Schaudies Landgraf Wilhelm VIII. von Hessen-Kassel (1682-1760) als Sammler von Jacob Jordaens - ein Beitrag zu seiner Wertschatzung im 18. Jahrhundert, by Justus Lange Der verkannte Meister: Zur Bedeutung Jacob Jordaens in preussischen und russischen Gemaldesammlungen um 1760, by Nina Simone Schepkowski Jacob Jordaens-Konjunkturen seiner Rezeption um 1900, by Martina Dlugaiczyk The 'Nachleben' of Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678): An Inquiry, Based on Auction Prices, in the Evolution of Taste Concerning the Works of Jordaens, by Peter Carpreau Bibliography-Bibliographie Curricula Vitae
