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Girl in a Green Gown: The History and Mystery of the Arnolfini Portrait
Carola Hicks
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Description for Girl in a Green Gown: The History and Mystery of the Arnolfini Portrait
Paperback. The "Arnolfini" portrait, painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, is one of the world's most famous paintings. This title tells the story of the painting's survival through fires, battles, hazardous sea journeys, and its role as a mirror reflecting the culture and history of the time - from jewel of the Hapsburg empire to Napoleonic war trophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND; AFCL; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
WITH A FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRY
Carola Hicks sets out to solve the mystery of one of art history’s greatest paintings, The Arnolfini Portrait
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck in 1434 hangs in the National Gallery in London and remains a mystery to this day. Is the painting of the girl in the green gown the celebration of marriage or pregnancy, a memorial to a wife who died in childbirth, a fashion statement or a status symbol? Using her acclaimed forensic skills as an art historian, Carola Hicks set out to decode the mystery of one the most enigmatic paintings in the western art.
‘This book will send you back to the National Gallery with much sharper eyes’ Independent on Sunday
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099526896
SKU
V9780099526896
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About Carola Hicks
Carola Hicks, an acclaimed art historian, and witty, perceptive writer, died in 2010 just as she was finishing this book. Born in Sussex, Carola studied archaeology at Edinburgh University, and was an actress, journalist and House of Commons Researcher, before taking up an academic career. For several years she was curator of the Stained Glass Museum at Ely Cathedral, and then became a Fellow and Director of Studies in art history at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her books include Animals in Early Medieval Art, Improper Pursuits: The Scandalous Life of Lady Di Beauclerk, and two fine 'biographies' of works of art: The Bayeux Tapestry: The Life Story of a Masterpiece and The King's Glass: A Story of Tudor Power and Secret Art.
Reviews for Girl in a Green Gown: The History and Mystery of the Arnolfini Portrait
I was bowled over... It is a book of page-turning vignettes
Daily Telegraph
Exploring the double portrait in revelatory detail, Hicks presents a truly inspiring picture of her own
The Times
The book has sent me back to the painting...with wider and more inquisitive eyes
Peter Conrad
Observer
An author who opens our eyes, deepens our understanding and makes us keen to look again
Frances Spalding
Daily Mail
Hicks tells a truly fascinating story about image and ownership, based on diligent, well-digested research
Vera Ryan
Irish Times
A brilliantly idiosyncratic investigation which alternates chapters internal to the picture (the fashions, the furniture, the oranges, the mirror) with chapters on its production and historical meanderings
Lynn Roberts
Tablet
Meticulously weaving an analysis of the portrait with chapters devoted to political and social history
Fisun Guner
Metro
Hicks writes effortlessly, with a vast amount of information at her fingertips
Jerry Brotton
BBC History Magazine
Engaging
Gillian Tindal
Literary Review
This beautifully written book is a splendid testament to the intelligence, attention to detail, depth of research, and down to earth vision of a first rate scholar
Theodore K Rabb
Times Literary Supplement
Daily Telegraph
Exploring the double portrait in revelatory detail, Hicks presents a truly inspiring picture of her own
The Times
The book has sent me back to the painting...with wider and more inquisitive eyes
Peter Conrad
Observer
An author who opens our eyes, deepens our understanding and makes us keen to look again
Frances Spalding
Daily Mail
Hicks tells a truly fascinating story about image and ownership, based on diligent, well-digested research
Vera Ryan
Irish Times
A brilliantly idiosyncratic investigation which alternates chapters internal to the picture (the fashions, the furniture, the oranges, the mirror) with chapters on its production and historical meanderings
Lynn Roberts
Tablet
Meticulously weaving an analysis of the portrait with chapters devoted to political and social history
Fisun Guner
Metro
Hicks writes effortlessly, with a vast amount of information at her fingertips
Jerry Brotton
BBC History Magazine
Engaging
Gillian Tindal
Literary Review
This beautifully written book is a splendid testament to the intelligence, attention to detail, depth of research, and down to earth vision of a first rate scholar
Theodore K Rabb
Times Literary Supplement