Aperçu magistral de la photographie de studio par Stephan Vanfleteren

« Ce livre montre que Vanfleteren a intériorisé cette lumière particulière à tel point qu’il peut la faire apparaître sans l’aide de lampes ou du soleil. »

— Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer

Au cours des douze dernières années, Stephan Vanfleteren (1969) a travaillé de manière intense chez lui, dans un studio éclairé par la lumière du jour. Atelier est un recueil de ces œuvres. Qu’il travaille à la lumière ...

Innovative introduction to the iconic work of architect and designer Josef Hoffmann

The Viennese architect and ‘allround designer’ Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) is much more than just the founder of the Wiener Werkstätte. This book offers a wide-ranging look at his oeuvre, which took shape over no less than sixty years.

The timeless beauty of Hoffmann’s creations demonstrates his importance not just as a historical figure, but as a source of inspiration for several generations.

Richly ...

Breathtaking work by Hans Memling, the Flemish Primitive in Bruges

The Flemish Primitive artist Hans Memling (c. 1435–1494), who played a crucial role in early Netherlandish painting, is inextricably associated with Bruges. Among his most impressive creations are the St John Altarpiece and the St Ursula Shrine, which he created for St John’s Hospital in the city. Seven more of this fifteenth-century master’s finest works can also be seen in Bruges, at what is now the St John’s Hospita...

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In 1515, Pope Leo X commissioned the Italian

painter Raffaello Sanzio (1483–1520), now

generally known as Raphael in English, to make

the cartoons for a series of ten tapestries with

scenes from the lives of Saints Peter and Paul.

This commission played an instrumental part

in the stylistic development of the Flemish

tapestries, a marvellous illustration of princely

splendour in the sixteenth century. Under

Habsburg rule, Brussels soon emerged as a

leading manufactory for exqui...