Liberty and Society: The Power of Imagery in Early Netherlands Painting: 1425–1575
ABSTRACT
This conference considered liberty and responsibility in several works from the Northern Renaissance in the Netherlands, a turning point in history associated with a move from a less religiously communal society to one in which individual judgment and individuality played a greater role. Readings put the primary focus on works of art by Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, and Pieter Bruegel, but included a few texts for context.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
Bosing, Walter. The Complete Paintings of Bosch. Koln: Taschen, 2000.
Brant, Sebastian. The Ship of Fools. Edited by Edwin H. Zeydel. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1944.
Erasmus, Desiderius. The Praise of Folly [second edition]. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003.
Ferguson, George. Signs & Symbols in Christian Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1961.
Frere, Jean-Claude. Early Flemish Painting. Paris: Terrail, 1997.
Vohringer, Christian. Pieter Bruegel: Masters of Netherlandish Art. Oldenburg: Konemann, 1999.