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thefugitivesaint · 1 year

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Cornelis Floris (II) (1514-1575), 'Frieze with Animals and Stream God', 1557 Source

#cornelis floris ii #flemish artists #Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum #hieronymus cock #frieze #etchings #animals #ornamental prints

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kecobe · 2 years

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The Sense of Smell Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish; 1577–1640) and Jan Brueghel the Elder (Flemish; 1568–1625) 1617–18 Oil on panel Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain

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uwmspeccoll · 1 year

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Shakespeare Weekend

This week we present Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Cesar, the eighth volume of the thirty-seven volume The Comedies Histories & Tragedies of William Shakespeare, published by the Limited Editions Club (LEC) from 1939-1940. Julius Cesar was likely produced around 1599 and was first printed in the folio of 1623.

This edition of Julius Cesar was illustrated by the famous Belgian illustrator and wood-engraver Frans Masereel. He was an obvious choice for an illustrator; before this project he had illustrated “dozens upon dozens” of books. Including the Limited Editions Club edition of Notre Dame de Paris, 1930.

In a note on illustrating this text, Masereel explains the necessity for an artist to adjust their “style” to harmonize with a text.

I cannot imagine how an artist can illustrate books all his life without changing his ‘style.’ While retaining as basis his own methods of expression, the artist must therefore enter as closely as possible into the spirit of the work that he is to embellish with pictures.

He ends his note in the same tone saying “I have...endeavored to suggest the spirit of the drama... by the plastic means at my command. I have thus desired to accomplish a work that would harmonize with the art of typography.”

The volume was printed in an edition of 1950 copies at the Press of A. Colish. Each of the LEC volumes of Shakespeare’s works are illustrated by a different artist, but the unifying factor is that all volumes were designed by famed book and type designer Bruce Rogers and edited by the British theatre professional and Shakespeare specialist Herbert Farjeon. Our copy is number 1113, the number for long-standing LEC member Austin Fredric Lutter of Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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-Teddy, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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do-you-know-this-artist · 5 months

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#hieronymus bosch #flemish artists #15th century artists #16th century artists #northern renaissance

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thedepartmentofdiscoveries · 1 year

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👼 Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640) and Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568 - 1625) - Madonna im Blumenkranz (ENG: Madonna on Floral Wreath - circa 1619.

Oil on panel, 185 x 210 cm.

In collection of Alte Pinakothek and Bavarian State Painting Collections. 👼

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1stanzaatatime · 9 months

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Header image is Sailing Boats in a Tempest by Schelte Adams Bolswert ~1638

#art #flemish artists

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bookloversofbath · 1 year

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Vermeer and the Delft School :: Walter Liedtke with Michiel C. Plomp & Axel Ruger

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life-imitates-art-far-more · 24 days

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Gustave Léonard de Jonghe (1829-1893) "Die Genesung" ("The Recovery") Oil on wood

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oldpaintings · 5 months

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Clash Between Knights (Flemish, 17th century)

#artist unknown #17th century #flemish #art #paintings

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the-cricket-chirps · 3 months

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Ferdinand van Kessel (attributed)

The Dance of the Rats

ca. 1690

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collectionstilllife · 3 months

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Clara Peeters (Flemish, 1587 - ?) • Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels • 1615

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#painting #still life #art #fine art #art history #clara peeters #woman painter #artist #art of the still life blog #baroque art #baroque still life #17th century flemish art #flemish still life #art blog

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kecobe · 11 months

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Apollo and Diana Slay Niobe’s Children Jan Boeckhorst (Flemish; ca. 1604–1668) 1664–68 Oil on canvas Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Antwerp, Belgium

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uwmspeccoll · 1 year

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Fine Press Friday

This week we are sharing Notre Dame de Paris, by Victor Hugo, translated by Jessie Haynes, illustrated by Flemish artist Frans Masereel (1889-1972), and printed by French printer and typographer Robert Coulouma for the members of the Limited Editions Club in 1930. Victor Hugo’s novel Notre-Dame de Paris was originally published in Paris in 1831, and first published in English in 1833.

This edition, illustrated in wood-engravings by Masereel, is printed in two volumes which are divided into 11 books, each book begins with one full page illustration and a chapter header. Including the frontispiece there are 23 unique illustrations.

Masereel worked primarily in France. He produced many wordless graphic novels in relief printmaking and has been described as a father of the modern graphic novel. He was also key figure in the revival of the relief print, which has been used to illustrate books since the introduction of moveable type in the 15th century. Masereel’s cleanly cut, easy-to-read relief prints compliment the typography making it well suited to the book format.

The paper is Velin d’Arches and he book was set in Monotype Bodoni and printed by Robert Coulouma, master printer in Argenteuil, under the supervision of artist and designer Henri Barthélemy. Both Volumes are bound in a soft paper cover.

Our copy is a gift of Loryn Ramadka, from the collection of Austin Frederic Lutter. Printed in an edition of 1500 copies, our copy is number 1113, the number for long-standing LEC member Austin Fredric Lutter of Waukesha, Wisconsin. This set is signed by the illustrator in the colophon.