Larry Silver (3)
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Rembrandt's Holland
2024 || Paperback || Larry Silver || Reaktion Books
A fresh perspective on the celebrated Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn.
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Keep your mouth shut
Quinten Metsys and the fool in the 16th century
2021 || Paperback || Larry Silver || Hannibal
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Fools & Folly in Flemish Art
2022 || Hardcover || Larry Silver e.a. || Uitgeverij Kannibaal
In praise of folly: on the fool and the jester in Flemish art
According to medieval theologians, faith is a deadly serious business. Humour and virtue are irreconcilable, because laughter is uncontrollable and escapes the control of reason. A modest smile is permitted. But laughing loudly, grinning and grimacing: these are the playing field of the devil – just as pernicious as other uncontrollable urges, such as physical love or the addiction of the gambler. That is the domain of the peasan...