The printed image was a revolutionary invention which deeply affected the visual arts. Woodcuts and engravings tended to be purely utilitarian at first, mainly serving devotional purposes, but in the last quarter of the fifteenth century artists began to appreciate the potential of the medium, which enabled them to reproduce and distribute their compositions rapidly and relatively cheaply. Especially after 1550, when production became professionalised with the appearance of the print publishe...

Lex Horn (1916-1968) was een van de belangrijkste kunstenaars uit de periode van de wederopbouw van Nederland na de Tweede Wereldoorlog. De overheid pompte miljarden in de herinrichting en beschouwde kunst in de openbare ruimte als middel om te grote eenvormigheid in de nieuwbouw tegen te gaan en het geestelijk welzijn van de bevolking te bevorderen. Dat beïnvloedde de relatie tussen architectuur en kunst en leidde tot nieuwe vormen van monumentale kunsttoepassing.

Lex Horn was van Joodse k...

Carel de Moor (1655–1738). His Life and Work, a monograph and œuvre catalogue, is the first scholarly study of one of the most important Dutch portrait painters of his time. The book includes a comprehensive biography, which explores Carel de Moor’s life and multi-faceted career within the context of the economic, political, and social history of the Dutch Republic.

As a result of the authors’ thorough investigation of De Moor’s client networks, several hitherto unknown sitters have...