‎Sylvie SIMON‎
‎ISABELLA‎

‎Albert & Isabella: ESSAYS: The Promise of a Golden Age.‎

‎, MRAH - BREPOLS, 1998 Paperback , 368 pages, English/French /SP / NL. Illustrations. Fine. ISBN 9782503507262.‎

‎Dit boek, uitgegeven naar aanleiding van de succesvolle tentoonstelling in 1998, is een unieke bron van informatie voor de regeerperiode van Albrecht en Isabella in de Nederlanden (1598-1621). Zo?n 400 jaar geleden was het hof te Brussel, dankzij hun mecenaat en cosmopolitische geest, een model voor de andere Europese vorstenhuizen van die tijd. De aartshertogen leverden een belangrijke bijdrage tot de uitstraling van wat later de ?Vlaamse barok? zal genoemd worden. De eeuw van Pieter Paul Rubens lijkt nu ondenkbaar zonder de steun van dit vorstenpaar. This book is a selected collection of essays on the court of Archdukes Albert and Isabella in the Low Countries as a flourishing centre of arts, and on their great contribution towards the radiation of the style later known as Flemish Baroque. The Rule of the Archdukes Albert & Isabella over the Low Countries began in 1598, exactly 400 years ago. Their highly cosmopolitan court became a flourishing centre of the arts, a showcase for other courts throughout Europe. The archdukes made a great contribution towards the radiation of the style later known as 'Flemish Baroque'. The century of Peter Paul Rubens would never have been the same without the support of Albert and Isabella. In the Habsburg Netherlands, a region split by civil war, the protestant Northern Provinces had broken away from Catholic Spain, while Spanish rule was established in the Southern Netherlands. The confidence between sovereign and subject would be restored by the Archdukes. The Twelve Year Truce (1609-1621) brought the necessary peace for a political, economic and in particular cultural revival. Albert and Isabella surrounded themselves with a score of artists, including the architects Wenzel Coebergher and Jacques Franckaert, the composer Peter Philips and the court painters, Peter Paul Rubens in the first place, but also Jan I Brueghel, Otto Van Veen and Theodoor van Loon. The South-Netherlandish humanists, Justus Lipsius in particular, brought about an intellectual apogee. With contributions by: W. Thomas, J. Martinez-Millan, R. Valladares, T. DaCosta Kaufmann, A. Jordan, E. Stols, B.J. Garcia Garcia, P. Croft, M.A. Echevarria Bacigalupe, M. Thofner, K. Van Honacker, H. De Schepper, D. Lanoye, G. Martijn, L. Duerloo, E. Put, J. Roegiers & P. Vandermeersch, B. Welzel, C. Banz, C. Schumann, K. De Jonge, E. Janssen, P. Arblaster, J. Verberckmoes, K. Proesmans, M. Ebben, F. Van Noten.‎

‎Painter to the Queen, Michel Sittow, Courtier to Isabella of Castile and the Habsburg Dynasty‎

‎, Brepols - Harvey Miller, 2025 Hardback, Pages: 278 p. Size:178 x 254 mm, Illustrations:33 b/w, 96 col., 3 tables b/w. Language English. NEW. ISBN 9782503611785.‎

‎Summary Michel Sittow was born in Reval c. 1469, today the Estonian capital city of Tallinn. Possibly trained in the workshop of Hans Memling in Bruges, he subsequently moved to work in the Iberian Peninsula, where he first held the position of court painter. This monograph undertakes research on this phase of his career. In the Kingdom of Castille, Michel Sittow was appointed painter to Queen Isabella and became a member of her household with an impressive annual salary. Thanks to the analysis of archival documents and formal and iconographical studies on Sittow?s paintings, it is possible to explain the court painter?s life circumstances and describe the benefits he enjoyed and the difficulties he faced. The Castilian period was crucial for Michel Sittow?s career since over the course of his professional life, he also resided at the courts of Philip the Fair, Margaret of Austria, Christian II of Denmark and Charles V, all relatives of his first royal patron. While serving European monarchs, he transferred Memling?s techniques and visual language beyond the Low Countries and developed his artistic practice and style. The analysis of the various contexts Michel Sittow worked in sheds light on his oeuvre and his possible privileged status as a courtier, which provided opportunities to establish a flourishing and ambitious career in northern and southern Europe. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Foreword by Miguel ngel Zalama Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Historiographical perspectives on Sittow?s Iberian period Master Michiel + Miguel Alem n = Michel Sittow The Polyptych of Isabella the Catholic Primary Sources on Michel Sittow in Castile Conclusion Chapter 2. Michel Sittow?s training in the workshop of Hans Memling and his departure for the Castilian court The Iberian clients of Memling?s Workshop Hans Memling?s influence upon Michel Sittow The need for a court painter in the Iberian kingdoms Ambassador Francisco de Rojas and Memling?s workshop Conclusion Chapter 3. Tracing Michel Sittow in archival documents from the Castilian court Agreed court salaries as set out in n minas (ordinances) The Libro de asientos (Book of entries) The Libros de cuentas (Ledgers) kept by Gonzalo de Baeza and Fernand Ram rez de Madrid Account books for extraordinary expenses Abecedarios de las deudas (alphabetical registers of debts) Conclusion Chapter 4. The painter?s sojourn in Zaragoza (1498) Sittow, a ?lodger at an inn? and his social network Works possibly made for the Royal Monastery of Santa Engracia Sittow?s possible influence in the Kingdom of Aragon Conclusion Chapter 5. The painter?s oeuvre in Castile Documented and hypothetical portraits made in Castile Devotional panels for Isabella of Castile and Margaret of Austria The Santiago Altarpiece: Sittow and the workshop of Maestro de los Luna Michel Sittow as copyist Possible collaborations with Juan de Flandes Conclusion Chapter 6. Painter to the House of Habsburg Archduke Philip?s journeys to the Iberian Peninsula (1501-1503 and 1506) A portraitist in the service of the imperial family Return to Castile in 1515 and the Arg ello brothers Resident in Mechelen? Conclusion Postscript Appendices with transcriptions of sources Bibliography Index of Names‎

‎Hendrick De Clerck Politiek en schilderkunst, Hendrick De Clerck (1560-1630) en de keizerlijke ambities van de aartshertogen Albrecht en Isabella‎

‎, Lannoo, 2016 Gebonden, Hardcover met stofomslag compleet. 30x26x4 cm, 416pp. rijkelijk geillustreerd.* nieuwstaat ISBN 9789401432382.‎

‎Politieke propaganda avant la lettre Op een handvol kunsthistorici na heeft geen gezond mens ooit al gehoord van de Brusselse schilder Hendrick De Clerck (1560-1630). Nochtans was De Clerck een tijdgenoot van Peter Paul Rubens en werkte ook hij voor de aartshertogen Albrecht en Isabella. Maar waar de grote Peter Paul de geschiedenis in ging als artistieke trendsetter en schilderende krachtpatser, werd Hendrick De Clerck roemloos vergeten. Toch zijn de fijnzinnige en kleurrijke taferelen die De Clerck schildert voor Albrecht en Isabella politieke propaganda van het hoogste niveau. En daarin is the sky the limit: de infante Isabella wordt er opgevoerd als wijze Minerva, kuise Diana of Maagd Maria. Dat is nog niets in vergelijking met haar echtgenoot: op De Clercks schilderijen verandert Albrecht in de zonnegod Apollo, of in Jezus Christus zelf. Slimme beeldstrategieen maken Hendrick De Clerck zo tot een vergeten hoofdrolspeler in een van de meest ambitieuze projecten die de geschiedenis ooit heeft gezien. Voor wie weet hoe ze te lezen, vertellen zijn schilderijen een verhaal van macht, politieke beloftes, en een ietwat gezwollen zelfbeeld. Want ook als vorst ben je slechts zo belangrijk als je jezelf maakt‎

‎History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, The Catholic, of Spain. Volume ‎

‎History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, The Catholic, of Spain. Volume II. / History of Ferdinand and Isabella, Catholics, Spain /. Volume II. In Russian /History of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, The catholic, of Spain. Volume II. /Istoriya pravleniya Ferdinanda i Izabelly, katolikov, Ispanii/. Tom II. London. 1851. XII, 636 c. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb911016165a8b12df.‎

‎The Cabinet of Eros. Renaissance Mythological Painting and the Studiolo of Isabella d'Este‎

‎Campbell, Stephen J.: The Cabinet of Eros. Renaissance Mythological Painting and the Studiolo of Isabella d'Este. London and New Haven: 2006. 240pp with 30 colour and 100 monochrome illustrations. Cloth. 25.4x19cms. Re-examines the function of the mythological image, and in particular the accommodation of Eros as a central concern, within the Renaissance culture of readers and collectors, as exemplified by the seven paintings in the Studiolo of Isabella d' Este (1474-1539) in Mantua, which contained masterpieces by Correggio, Mantegna and Perugino amongst others.‎

‎Re-examines the function of the mythological image, and in particular the accommodation of Eros as a central concern, within the Renaissance culture of readers and collectors, as exemplified by the seven paintings in the Studiolo of Isabella d' Este (1474-1539) in Mantua, which contained masterpieces by Correggio, Mantegna and Perugino amongst others. Text in English‎