Gerard de Lairesse and his Painted Heavens: Iconography, Style and Technique in the Art of Ceiling Painting
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Gerard de Lairesse and his Painted Heavens: Iconography, Style and Technique in the Art of Ceiling Painting
translated by Lynne Richards and David McKay
by Margriet van Eikema Hommes
Amsterdam University Press, 2027
ISBNs
eISBN: 978-90-485-7952-5 (ePub)
About the Book
In 1672, when the Dutch Republic was under simultaneous attack by four foreign armies, Gerard de Lairesse created a magnificent three-part ceiling painting for one of the main protagonists of this Disaster Year—the powerful former burgomaster of Amsterdam, Andries de Graeff. Technical examination has revealed that Lairesse repeatedly altered his composition and in no fewer than four successive stages, he changed, removed or added figures and objects.
In this book, Margriet van Eikema Hommes, in search of an explanation for this ceiling painting’s intriguing origins, investigates its meaning and purpose. The painter and his patron prove to have been jointly responsible for the iconography, which they repeatedly updated to reflect military and political events in the Disaster Year and the dramatic twists of fate in De Graeff’s own life.
This beautifully illustrated book not only situates the work within its cultural and historical context but also offers an in-depth examination of Lairesse’s painting technique and the way he meticulously designed his ceiling pieces in close dialogue with the architecture of the room.
In this book, Margriet van Eikema Hommes, in search of an explanation for this ceiling painting’s intriguing origins, investigates its meaning and purpose. The painter and his patron prove to have been jointly responsible for the iconography, which they repeatedly updated to reflect military and political events in the Disaster Year and the dramatic twists of fate in De Graeff’s own life.
This beautifully illustrated book not only situates the work within its cultural and historical context but also offers an in-depth examination of Lairesse’s painting technique and the way he meticulously designed his ceiling pieces in close dialogue with the architecture of the room.
About the Author
Margriet van Eikema Hommes is an art historian specializing in historical painting techniques and Dutch seventeenth- and eighteenth-century painting ensembles. She is a senior researcher at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands.
Tags
Monographs, Baroque & Rococo, Iconography, Ceiling Painting, Gerard de Lairesse, his Painted Heavens, Style Technique, Movements, Art, Europe, History
Open Access Information
License: OA CC BY-NC-ND
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