1st Edition
Foreshadowing the Reformation Art and Religion in the 15th Century Burgundian Netherlands
1. Foreshadowing the Reformation
2. An Overture to the Themes of the Book: Robert Campin: The Dijon Nativity
3. Religion and Art in the Service of the Burgundian Dynasty
4. Funerary Monuments and Entombment Groups: Religion and Art in Large Format
5. Books of Hours: Religion and Art in Small Format
6. Religious Belief and Practice
7. The Devotio Moderna
8. Paradoxes of Time and Place: Robert Campin: The Mérode Altarpiece
9. Political Power in a Theological Setting: Jan van Eyck: The Rolin Madonna
10. The Beauty of the Divine Drama: Jan van Eyck: The Ghent Altarpiece
11. Death and Salvation: Rogier van der Weyden: The Beaune Last Judgement
12. A Turning Point? Rogier van der Weyden: The Prado Deposition
13. The Individual’s Destiny? Hans Memling: The Last Judgement
14. Enriching Imagination: Hans Memling: Scenes from the Passion of Christ
15. Individual Devotion: Hans Memling: Christ at the Column
16. Concentrating on the Individual: Three Portraits and the Holy Face
17. Conclusions
Biography
Christopher Herbert has a life-long interest in the field of art history and has also written numbers of books in the area of spirituality. He was Bishop of St Albans until his retirement in 2009. He has an M.Phil and a Ph.D. in the field of Art History from the University of Leicester, plus honorary doctorates from the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Bedfordshire.
"...his combination of solid art-historical scholarship, theological insights and an enviable ability to ‘read’ a painting in both detail and depth is very rewarding indeed.(...) This excellent book must also be commended as an invaluable, and portable, accessory to viewing such artworks in situ."
- Graham Howes, Trinity Hall, Cambridge in Theology journal, issue 120.3 (May/June) 2017
