Erudite eyes : : friendship, art and erudition in the network of Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) / / by Tine Luk Meganck.

• Author: Meganck, Tine.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Brill,, 2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Netherlandish Art and Cultural History 14.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (346 pages) :; color illustrations.

Erudite Eyes explores the network of the Antwerp cartographer Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), a veritable trading zone of art and erudition. Populated by such luminaries as Pieter Bruegel, Joris Hoefnagel, Justus Lipsius and Benedictus Arias Montanus, among others, this vibrant antiquarian culture yielded new knowledge about local antiquities and distant civilizations, and offered a framework for articulating art and artistic practice. These fruitful exchanges, undertaken in a spirit of friendship and collaboration, are all the more astonishing when seen against the backdrop of the ongoing wars. Based on a close reading of early modern letters, alba amicorum , printed books, manuscripts and artworks, this book situates Netherlandish art and culture between Bruegel and Rubens in a European perspective.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Erudite Eyes -- The Antiquarian Network as Trading Zone -- Local Antiquities -- Illuminating History, Imagining Antiquity -- Comparing Cultures -- Marketing Art and Erudition -- Ancients and Moderns in the Arts -- Art and Erudition as Friendship -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.