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Jheronimus Bosch, Conservation and Restoration
From Former Glory to Changing Appearances (Volume 1: Text, Volume 2: Images)
Luuk Hoogstede
- Pages:2 vols, 312 p.
- Size:220 x 280 mm
- Illustrations:302 col.
- Language(s):English
- Publication Year:2025
- € 150,00 EXCL. VAT RETAIL PRICE
- ISBN: 978-2-503-61868-5
- Hardback
- Forthcoming (May/25)
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This unique publication provides fundamentally new insights into the making and changing of paintings by Jheronimus Bosch, which has significant consequences for their interpretation.
BIO
Luuk Hoogstede, a cum-laude Art History graduate, is trained in Paintings Conservation with experience at the Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum. After a fellowship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he joined the Getty Foundation’s Panel Paintings Initiative and the Bosch Research and Conservation Project. Now Senior Paintings Conservator at SRAL Maastricht, he specialises in research, remedial (structural) conservation and restoration of panel paintings. Hoogstede frequently publishes findings and lectures at universities and conferences.
Summary
The old master paintings we see today do not correspond to what the artist saw. Pictures change over time, often dramatically. This book unravels this phenomena for Jheronimus Bosch. It provides fundamentally new insights into the making of his paintings and into what has changed since then, which has significant consequences for their interpretation. This publication also compares how conservators deal with altered appearances. Strikingly, conservators determine how a painting can be seen and interpreted, by removing old ambiguities and by uncovering and unifying original elements. Even treatment of the reverse, the panel support, shows to impact the painted side. Contrary to common belief however, conservators do not restore pictures to their former glory. What does this mean for Bosch’s paintings?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Note to the reader
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Former glory: Researching the changing appearances of paintings by Bosch and his workshop
Chapter 3: Bosch restored: Conservation challenges, treatment approaches and their impact
Chapter 4: Concluding remarks and considerations
Bibliography
Index of Paintings
