Jacques Bellange c.1575-1616 : printmaker of Lorraine

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    • Griffiths, Antony
    • Hartley, Craig
    • British Museum

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Jacques Bellange c.1575-1616 : printmaker of Lorraine

Antony Griffiths and Craig Hartley

British Museum Press for the British Museum, c1997

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This work chronicles the life and work of Jacques Bellange, an inventive figure in the art of 17th century. Enormously successful in his own lifetime, Bellange was then forgotten and it is only in the 20th century that he has been rediscovered. His paintings have almost all been lost, and so the only surviving testimony to his talent are his drawings and his 48 prints. This catalogue, published to accompany an exhibition touring London, Pittsburgh, Copenhagen and Amsterdam, reproduces and discusses all of the 48 prints in detail. The introduction describes Bellange's career at the ducal court at Nancy, Lorraine and his place in European printmaking.

Table of Contents

  • The Duchy of Lorraine
  • Nancy
  • art in Lorraine
  • Jacques Bellange - the documents
  • documents on Bellange's etchings
  • the art of etching
  • print publishing in the 17th century
  • printmaking in Lorraine in Bellange's lifetime
  • the funeral of Charles III
  • the chronology of Bellange's prints
  • the subjects of Bellange's prints
  • Bellange and the art of etching
  • the production and publishing of Bellange's prints
  • the fate of Bellange's prints after his death
  • Bellange and Crispin de Passe
  • Bellange's origins and style
  • Bellange's fame and influence
  • Bellange's reputation since the 17th century
  • the catalogue
  • watermarks in the paper of Bellange's etchings.

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