In the present issue of Simiolus, Stephan Kemperdick critically reviews the traditional identification of the man portrayed by Jan van Eyck as Niccolò Albergati, and Harald Deceulaer discusses spectacular, newly discovered documents on Michael Sweerts in Brussels, offering a unique insight into his spirituality. Ankie de Jongh Vermeulen reveals contacts between César Domela Nieuwenhuis, Hilla Rebay and Solomon R. Guggenheim.
Susana Puente Matos proposes a new interpretation of Pyke Koch’s oeuvre, based on recently uncovered biographical information. Finally, Boudewijn Bakker reviews Walter Melion’s English translation of Karel van Mander’s Grondt der edel vry Schilder-const, and Thijs Weststeijn reviews Aaron Hyman's Rubens in Repeat.
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Articles in the current issue (46-1)
The Blessed Albergati
Stephan Kemperdick
Newly Discovered Archival Documents About Michiel Sweerts in Brussels in the 1650s: His House, His Social Network and His Encounter with Ghosts
Harald Deceulaer
César Domela, Hilla Rebay and Solomon R. Guggenheim’s Temple of Spirituality
Ankie de Jongh-Vermeulen
Self-Portrait with Black Headband (1937) by Pyke Koch: A Biographical Interpretation
Susana Puente Matos
Review of Walter S. Melion, Karel van Mander and His Foundation of the Noble, Free Art of Painting: First English Translation with Introduction and Commentary
Boudewijn Bakker
Review of Aaron M. Hyman, Rubens in Repeat: The Logic of the Copy in Colonial Latin America
Thijs Weststeijn
