This book covers the body and embodiment in Dutch visual art from 1450-1700. Portrayals of the body as we come across them in paintings, drawings and sculpture of the period are explored from recent art and cultural history perspectives in a succession of informative chapters. Among the themes looked at are: the iconology of the noli me tangere, the ideal soldier in Jacques de Gheynâs Wapenhandelinghe, the painted skin in art theory, Jan Gossaertâs epitomisation of the Maecenas, the secrets of the dummy, the female nude as Rubenâs trademark, Rembrandt and the body language of Mughal miniatures and Frederick Ruysch between anatomy and art. Text in English and Dutch.
âIntroductionâ, Ann-Sophie Lehmann & Herman Roodenburg
âThe Gaze in the Garden: Body and Embodiment in Noli me tangereâ, Barbara Baert
âGossaertâs Neptune and Amphitrite and the Body of the Patronâ, Stephanie Schrader
âAndreas Vesaliusâs De Fabrica Corporis humana, Depiction of the Human Model in Word and Imageâ, Catrien Santing
âFleshing out the Body: The âColours of the Nakedâ in Workshop Practice and Art Theory, 1400-1600â, Ann-Sophie Lehmann
âDefining Beauty: Rubensâs Female Nudesâ, Karolien De Clippel
âArms and the Man: Constructing the Soldier in Jacques de Gheynâs Wapenhandelingheâ, Suzanne J. Walker
âRembrandt and the Body Language of Mughal Miniaturesâ, Zirka Z. Filipczak
âThe Wooden Body: Representing the Manikin in Dutch Artistsâ Studiosâ, H. Perry Chapman
âHet lichaam als borduursel: kunst en kennis in het anatomisch kabinet van Frederick Ruyschâ, Gijsbert M. van de Roemer
âEmbodying Race and Pleasure: Dirck Valkenburgâs Slave Danceâ, Rebecca Parker Brienen