Full Description
David Bailly's Vanitas Still Life with Portrait of a Young Painter earned him a prominent place in art history. Almost 400 years after it was made, the painting - a masterpiece that raises all kinds of questions - continues to fascinate art historians. Is this a self-portrait? What do all the objects in the painting refer to? And who is the mysterious woman whose image appears against the wall? This book subjects the painting and the artist to a thorough examination. Bailly lived in Leiden, at the same time as Rembrandt. He painted and drew portraits and still lifes. This book considers his life and work together for the first time and presents the results of a technical investigation that has revealed the hidden layers in his most important masterpiece.
Contents
Preface
Tanja Elstgeest
Introduction
Janneke van Asperen, Rudi Ekkart, Christiaan Vogelaar
The Life of David Bailly
Marika Keblusek
Self-Portraits and Portraits of Friends by David Bailly
Janneke van Asperen
David Bailly as a Portraitist
Rudi Ekkart
David Bailly & Vanitas
Christiaan Vogelaar
'Cherchez la femme!' The Reception History of David Bailly's Vanitas Still Life with Portrait of a Young Painter
Karin Leonhard
Phantoms, Portraits, Pigments: a Technical Examination of David Bailly's Vanitas Still Life with Portrait of a Young Painter
Erma Hermens and Nathan Daly
Portraits and Tronies in David Bailly's Vanitas and the Link with the Steenwijck Family
Carla van de Puttelaar and Fred G. Meijer
Exhibited objects
Bibliography
Index of names
