Technical studies of paintings : problems of attribution (15th-17th centuries) : papers presented at the Nineteenth Symposium for the Study of Underdrawing and Technology in Painting, held in Bruges, 11-13 September 2014

Attributions are central questions in art history. Since the introduction of new examination methods such as radiography, infrared photography and reflectography, conventional art history has undergone major changes. Technical examinations can provide additional arguments for attributing works of art to individual artists or their workshops. However, technical studies often also reveal complex working methods, while new scientific imagery sometimes challenges accepted attributions and instigates reconsiderations of traditional attributions. The XIXth symposium for the Study of Underdrawing and Technology in Painting which was held in Bruges on 11-13 September 2014 was dedicated to technical studies of paintings: problems of attribution (15th-17th centuries). It focussed on the various ways in which technical studies can provide answers to the often complex issue of attribution and will discuss the challenges that art historians face in proposing conclusive theories. This book captures the variety of twenty-four papers presented at the symposium. In English ; Editor's preface, In Memorium Roger Van Schoute, and one article in French. Conference editionAttributions are central questions in art history. Since the introduction of new examination methods such as radiography, infrared photography and reflectography, conventional art history has undergone major changes. Technical examinations can provide additional arguments for attributing works of art to individual artists or their workshops. However, technical studies often also reveal complex working methods, while new scientific imagery sometimes challenges accepted attributions and instigates reconsiderations of traditional attributions. The XIXth symposium for the Study of Underdrawing and Technology in Painting which was held in Bruges on 11-13 September 2014 was dedicated to technical studies of paintings: problems of attribution (15th-17th centuries). It focussed on the various ways in which technical studies can provide answers to the often complex issue of attribution and will discuss the challenges that art historians face in proposing conclusive theories.0This book captures the variety of twenty-four papers presented at the symposium Table of Contents 6 Willem van Aelst and the Market for Still-life Painting in Paris Reattribution of an Early Work 24 The Beaune Last Judgement Sorting out Rogier van der Weyden and his Assistants 50 Philip the Good Bare-headed In Search for Original and Copy 74 The Middendorf Altarpiece by a Follower of Hugo van der Goes 84 Albrecht Bouts in Sibiu: a Unique Self-portrait in ‘Memento Mori’ 98 Bibliography 374 Contributors 394 Photo Credits 398