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“This is the very best of Antwerp and the best from here in Oxford.” <\/em>— The Oxford Times Weekend<\/strong>
\n“This entertaining exhibition of the 16th- and 17th-century drawings from the Low Countries has energy to spare.” <\/em>—  The Telegraph<\/strong>
\nThis catalogue will accompany the Bruegel to Rubens<\/em> exhibition held at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford between 23 March and 23 June 2024.<\/p>\n

Through a selection of over 100 world-class drawings created by Flemish artists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, an insightful and comprehensive overview will be given into how these drawn sheets were used as part of artistic practice, within or beyond the artist’s studio. By revealing the drawings’ function, rather than on their attribution or iconography, these sheets will become more fully understood through the eyes of contemporary readers. Identifying how and why these sheets were created will render these artworks more accessible to a wider audience. The three main essays will each deal with one of the principal functions of drawings at the time: studies (copies and sketches), designs for other artworks (paintings, prints, tapestries, metalwork, stained glass, sculpture and architecture), and finally the independent drawings. Each essay will discuss the relevant works within their functional context and compared with other related objects. Introductory chapters will focus on what precisely can be considered a drawing, including its materials, media and techniques, in addition to an attempt to explain the notion of Flanders and Flemish art. Emphasis will be placed throughout the catalogue on how Flemish artists collaborated in creating the most astonishing artworks of their time, unveiling their networks and friendships, as well as their travels across Europe, revealing their international importance. \n<\/p>\n

The exhibition is a partnership with the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp and will bring together for the first time the most stunning drawings from both the Ashmolean and the Plantin-Moretus collections, in addition to further loans from renowned Antwerp and Oxford institutions like the Rubenshuis and Christ Church Picture Gallery. Many of the sheets coming from Antwerp are registered on the Flemish Government’s Masterpieces List and will not be shown again for the next five to ten years to protect them from fading. Prominent artists featured in this catalogue include Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, and Jacques Jordaens, among many others. Highlights will include a sketchbook in which a young Rubens has copied Holbein’s Dance of Death woodcuts, intricate pen and ink drawings by Pieter Bruegel, meticulously drawn miniatures by Joris Hoefnagel, portrait studies by Anthony van Dyck, and a rare survival of a friendship album containing numerous drawings and poems dedicated to its owner. Two recently discovered sheets by Rubens will also be included, a design for a book-illustration on optics and an anatomical study of three legs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Through a selection of over 100 world-class drawings created by Flemish artists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, this book gives an insightful and comprehensive overview into how these drawn sheets were used as part of artistic practice, within or beyond the artist’s studio.
Foreword 7
\nIntroduction 9
\nAcknowledgements 11
\nNote to the Reader 12
\n1 Drawings and Drawing 15
\n2 South Netherlandish Drawings in Context 27
\n3 Studying: Copies and Sketches 39
\nFeature 1: Travelling to Italy and Copying the Antique 56
\n4 Designing: Drawings Made in Preparation of Other Works 87
\nFeature 2: Collaborations in Print Design 112
\n5 Independent Drawings 173
\nFeature 3: Alba Amicorum 188
\nList of Exhibited Drawings 215
\nNotes 229
\nBibliography 237
\nIndex of Artists’ Names 242
\nImage Credits 244<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":46489,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5568],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-46488","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-by-author-an-van-camp","8":"publisher-ashmolean-museum","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBruegel to Rubens - ACC Art Books UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Title: Bruegel to Rubens, Pages: 176 Pages, Publish Date: 6th Feb 2024, Author: An Van Camp, ISBN: 9781910807590. 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