Baroque influencers : Jesuits, Rubens, and the arts of persuasion / edited by Pierre Delsaerdt and Esther Van Thielen ; with contributions by Nils Buttner [and fifteen others] ; translation and proofreading, Elise Reynolds.
Publisher:
Hannibal,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
207 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles, map, plans, portraits ; 29 cm
"The exhibition Baroque Influencers. Jesuits, Rubens, and the Arts of Persuasion (22 April - 16 July 2023) is part of the Baroque Influencers city festival. The exhibition is taking place on three locations: the Saint Charles Borromeo Church, the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library (Nottebohm Room) and the museum Snijders&Rockox House. The Baroque Influencers city festival is an initiative of UCSIA [Universitair Centrum Sint-Ignatius Antwerpen] and the Jesuit Heritage Foundation and is being organised by UCSIA and the University of Antwerp."--Page 207. Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203) and index.
Contents:
Baroque influencers changes our view of the future -- The laurel of this forest, the sun of this heaven -- The jesuits -- galvanisers of the catholic reformation in the 17th-century antwerp -- Antwerp prints (1550-1650) : a success story -- Rubens and the jesuits -- Rubens' ceiling paintings -- D'Aguilon, Huyssens and Rubens as Baroque influencers: the ignatius church.
Summary:
"In what ways did the Jesuits deploy the Baroque visual language of the time to persuade the public of their vision on humankind, religion and society? In this beautifully illustrated book, which includes numerous artworks by Peter Paul Rubens and others, diverse authors rise to the challenge of finding answers to this complex question. The setting is Antwerp in the 17th century. At that time, the city was the Jesuit Order's headquarters in the Netherlands and a bastion against the Calvinism in the Northern Netherlands Republic. The fine arts were flourishing there like never before. Painters such as Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck produced works for the Jesuits and participated in the Catholic community life organised by the order, with large groups of fellow believers. This publication takes a close look at the Baroque Saint Ignatius Church, now the Saint Charles Borromeo Church on Hendrik Conscienceplein, for which Rubens created magnificent ceiling paintings. The authors also show how more modest forms of art, such as religious folk prints, illustrated lives of the saints, schoolbooks, emblemata books and prayer books, were used to kindle the enthusiasm of as many believers as possible, both in their own country and in distant overseas territories. Baroque Influencers -- Jesuits, Rubens and the Arts of Persuasion presents written contributions from researchers affiliated with the Universities of Antwerp, Louvain and Stuttgart and various heritage institutes. Exhibition: Saint Charles Borromeo Church & Snijders&Rockox House & Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, Antwerp, Belgium (22.04. - 16.07.2023; part of the Baroque Influencers city festival)."-- Provided by vendor.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.