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VERMEER Rijksmuseum – English edition
2023 || Paperback || Hannibal Books
Official publication accompanying the largest Vermeer exhibition ever
Johannes Vermeer is the master of tranquillity. His intimate and introvert domestic scenes, with their persuasive illusionism and unique use of clear, colourful light, are counted among the most exquisite paintings ever made. His work has continued to fascinate new generations for centuries. With his world-famous pictures, such as The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring, Vermeer has achieved legendary status.
In preparat...
Dieric Bouts - Creator of images
creator of images
2023 || Hardcover || Peter Carpreau || Hannibal Books
A contemporary view of the masterly works of Dieric Bouts
Dieric Bouts (ca. 1410/20-75) is one of the most elusive figures in the history of Western art. Flemish primitive of the second generation, painter of silence – such are the labels that are usually attributed to him. But was the Master of Brabant not more than that?
This book, published in association with the exhibition, DIERIC BOUTS. Creator of Images, at M Leuven, attempts to get closer to this enigmatic figure. Dieric Bouts had b...
The Avant-Garde in Georgia (1900-1936)
2023 || Hardcover || Nana Kipiani e.a. || Hannibal Books
A short but flourishing era of Avant-Garde in Georgia brought back to life
In the turbulent global context following the fall of the Russian Empire and the October Revolution, Georgia declared its independence in 1918. Between then and the beginning of Soviet rule in 1921, an Avant-Garde creative scene burgeoned. Artists met, mainly in the many taverns and cafés in Kutaisi and the capital Tbilisi, to organise multidisciplinary events. Their frequent collaborations and interactions, which bor...
Phoebus Focus XXXIV: vase of flowers with vanitas symbols
Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1684) on the boundary between tradition and innovation
2023 || Paperback || Sven van Dorst || Hannibal Books
Phoebus Focus XXXIVLet yourself be captivated by the floral splendour of Vase of Flowers with Vanitas Symbols by Jan Davidsz. De Heem (1606-1684). De Heem belongs to the canon of Dutch Baroque painting and astonishes everyone with the refined painting technique with which he creates his flower still lives. Through historical sources and material-technical research, you will be introduced to the flourishing seventeenth century and the exuberant and colourful Baroque painting of the time.
The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
The Official Museum Book
2023 || Hardcover || Cäcilia Bischoff || Hannibal Books
Unique insight into one of the world's largest collections of European art
With its aesthetically powerful interior architecture, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna on Maria-Theresien-Platz is completely unique in terms of architecture and interior design. Showcasing the museum in all its glory, this luxurious volume is the definitive reference to the museum and a sumptuous showcase of the permanent collection. The book creates a fascinating dialogue between the greatest artists and their wo...
Georgia
A story of encounters
2023 || Hardcover || Nino Simonishvili e.a. || Hannibal Books
First catalogue to offer an overview of Georgia’s rich cultural history
Thanks to its location between two continents, Georgia has traditionally formed a bridge between East and West. A Story of Encounters reflects the exceptional art, culture, and history of the country from the Neolithic to the eighteenth century. Especially in the “golden age” of united Georgia, between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, the country experienced an unprecedented cultural and economic boom.
This bo...
Van Antwerpen naar Amsterdam – Schilderkunst uit de zestiende en zeventiende eeuw ENGELS
2023 || Hardcover || Hannibal Books
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This book presents over ninety masterpieces by Flemish and Dutch artists to show how seventeenth-century Dutch painting could never have flourished the way it did without the foundations laid in sixteenth-century Antwerp. Thoroughly researched, it tells the story of the talented and accomplished artists and merchants who migrated north in search of religious liberty and new commercial opportunities after Antwerp fell to Spanish Catholic troops in 1585.
From Antwerp to Amste...
Barokke Influencers – Jezuïten, Rubens en de kunst van het overtuigen ENGELS
Jesuits, Rubens, and the Arts of Persuasion
2023 || Hardcover || Esther Van Thielen e.a. || Hannibal Books
Hedendaagse blik op barokke meesterwerken
Hoe gebruikten de jezuïeten de barokke beeldtaal van hun tijd om het publiek te overtuigen van hun visie op mens, geloof en maatschappij? In dit prachtig geïllustreerde boek met onder meer talrijke werken van Peter Paul Rubens trachten verschillende auteurs die complexe vraag te beantwoorden.
De setting is Antwerpen in de zeventiende eeuw. De stad was in die tijd het hoofdkwartier van de jezuïetenorde in de Nederlanden en een bastion tegen het calv...
Krasse koppen (Engelse editie)
2023 || Hardcover || Nico van Hout || Hannibal Books
Unique view on the 'tronies' in art from the Netherlands
Our fascination for faces transcends eras and cultures. Turning Heads – Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer highlights a remarkable genre in painting to which little attention has so far been paid: tronies or study heads, which were intended first and foremost to depict an emotion or a character trait. Since the model’s identity did not matter, painters could truly go to town with these heads. Tronies were drawn and painted by some of the...
De ziel van Parijs (Engels)
2023 || Hardcover || Hannibal Books
In this book, reality always trumps fiction, truth always trumps myth. Get ready for a personal encounter with police inspectors and filles à la cuisse légère, Impressionists and art thieves, collaborators and résistants, Cubists and anarchists, artists’ models and terrorists, criminals and executioners.
In fascinating and often unknown stories, such as ‘The Chanel-Wertheimer Case’, ‘Lenin’s Yellow Jersey’ and ‘Selling the Eiffel Tower’, hundreds of Parisian souls are brou...