Crazy about Dymphna

The Story of a Girl who Drove a Medieval City Mad


Sven Van Dorst, Stephan Kemperdick, Till-Holger Borchert a.o.

Around 1505 Goossen Van der Weyden, Rogier’s grandson, painted a monumental altarpiece depicting the various phases of Saint Dymphna’s insane life.

This Irish princess, who fled her incestuous father in the sixth century, was beheaded in the Kempen village of Geel. On account of her tragic end and uncompromising chastity, the princess was venerated from t...

Toen de schilder Jacopo Tintoretto

(1518-1594) rond 1560-1570 zijn

Heilige Catharina schilderde, een

0monumentaal altaarstuk voor de

Venetiaanse kerk San Geminiano,

had zijn roem een hoogtepunt bereikt.

“Capriccioso, presto, e risoluto”, dat

is hoe de Italiaanse kunsthistoricus

Giorgio Vasari hem destijds omschreef.

Wispelturig, snel en vastberaden.

Vasari kon Tintoretto’s stijl moeilijk

plaatsen maar vond hem toch een van

fascinerendste schilders aller tijden.

Het emotioneel beladen we...

In 'Yes and Maybe or Also No’, explore the creative world of Belgian artist Leon Vranken (b.1975). Blending artworks with experimental imagery spanning from 2019 to 2023.

Vranken's process, marked by trial and error, reveals the fluid nature of artistic creation. The book offers an insight into his studio life, where art is constantly evolving, and the finished state remains a question. Engage with Vranken's journey through a visual narrative that challenges conventional perceptions of art...

The work of Dick Bruna, his posters, book covers and of course his world famous Miffy, was inspired by the great modern masters of art history. This book explores the colourful sources of inspiration that have made Bruna the versatile artist that he is. English language edition.

Leonardo da Vinci is the archetypal universal man, a multi-talented genius who left an indelible mark on all the realms of art and knowledge he ventured into – painting, drawing and architecture, natural science, anatomy, mathematics, engineering and astronomy. His genius as a painter was reinforced by an analytical understanding of not only the human body but also nature and the physical laws of light. On the five-hundredth anniversary of Leonardo’s death in 1519, this book celebrates th...

The first comprehensive monograph on one of today's most innovative and successful painters - made in close collaboration with the artist

An illustrated selection of work by Dutch architects in densely populated areas, giving new purpose to existing buildings that have become unwanted.

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Het oeuvre van de Nederlandse schilder Tjebbe Beekman bestaat uit schilderijen van ruwe stedelijke landschappen en interieurs op groot formaat. Kenmerkend zijn de gelaagdheid en veelheid aan materiaal. Zo werkt hij met acrylverf, maar verwerkt hij ook touw, ijzerdraad en zand in zijn werken. De dynamische composities zijn afgewogen en zorgvuldig samengesteld aan de hand van foto’s. In zijn chaotische verbeeldingen is tegelijkertijd ritme aanwezig, een structuur en orde...

Maaike Schoorel. Unsung Eve documents Dutch artist Maaike Schoorel’s contemplation of her own work in relation to the historical collection of one of the oldest museums of the Netherlands – The Willet Holthuysen House. Through paintings, drawings, collages and objects, Schoorel explores and reimagines the museum’s history, its collection and the story of its founder, Louisa Holthuysen.

This visually stunning volume, designed by Goda Budvytyte, showcases artworks created specifically wit...