Artus Quellinus : sculptor of Amsterdam /

"The Flemish master Artus Quellinus (1609-1668) ranks among the most important sculptors of the seventeenth century. During his training in Antwerp and Rome, he developed a distinctive, classicist Baroque style that earned him international acclaim. His oeuvre ranges from refined terracotta fig...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Artus Quellinus (Rijksmuseum)
Other Authors: Quellinus, Artus, 1609-1668, Mark, Bieke van der (Editor), Belyea, Thomas (Translator), Tobins, Stephen (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Rijksmuseum : Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam, [2025]
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Artus Quellinus: the light of sculpture in our century. The repentant St Peter ; Quellinus's religious masterpiece ; Republican faces: Quellinus's portraits of the Amsterdam burgomasters
  • Formed by Rubens and Rome: Quellinus's artistic idiom ; The Amsterdam fountain of Pallas Athena: a diplomatic gift ; Quellinus and his amsterdam bevy of children
  • A world wonder on the ij: the Amsterdam town hall. Stories in marble: the tribunal ; An eye for nature: flora and fauna in the city palace
  • The Quellinus workshop: Amsterdam's premier sculpture studio ; The six 'oversized' bronze statues of the Amsterdam Town Hall
  • After Quellinus: Bartholmeus Eggers and Rombout Verhulst. ; The Antwerp triumph of Artus Quellinus the Younger ; Giusto Le Court: Quellinus's artistic heir in Venice