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Power and performance: The Bruges mantelpiece to Charles V

Power and performance: The Bruges mantelpiece to Charles V 214 Ethan Matt Kavaler 215 Power and performance The Bruges mantelpiece to Charles V Ethan Matt Kavaler One of the most extraordinary Netherlandish artworks of the sixteenth Detail fig. 7 century, and one that avoids easy classification, is the expansive mantelpiece dedicated to Emperor Charles V in the administrative building of the Liberty in Bruges (fig. 1). Designed and carved between 1528 and 1531, the mantelpiece is a complex creation. The lower region around the hearth is executed in black marble, topped by a lintel in white alabaster with Old Testament reliefs for contemplation by the aldermen who gathered in this judicial chamber. Across the breast of this work stand 1 nearly life-size wooden statues of Emperor Charles V flanked by his four Lanceloot Blondeel (designer), Mantelpiece grandparents. The mantelpiece is an important work in several respects. to Charles V, 1528-1531, Bruges, Liberty Indeed, it is much more than a fireplace; it extends nearly the length of the (photo: E.M. Kavaler; ©Musea Brugge) 216 Ethan Matt Kavaler wall of the room it occupies and significantly encroaches on the ceiling. Most importantly, perhaps, it seems to have been an effective instrument for negotiating political interests between its patrons and both http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art / Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek Online Brill

Power and performance: The Bruges mantelpiece to Charles V

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214 Ethan Matt Kavaler 215 Power and performance The Bruges mantelpiece to Charles V Ethan Matt Kavaler One of the most extraordinary Netherlandish artworks of the sixteenth Detail fig. 7 century, and one that avoids easy classification, is the expansive mantelpiece dedicated to Emperor Charles V in the administrative building of the Liberty in Bruges (fig. 1). Designed and carved between 1528 and 1531, the mantelpiece is a complex creation. The lower region around the hearth is executed in black marble, topped by a lintel in white alabaster with Old Testament reliefs for contemplation by the aldermen who gathered in this judicial chamber. Across the breast of this work stand 1 nearly life-size wooden statues of Emperor Charles V flanked by his four Lanceloot Blondeel (designer), Mantelpiece grandparents. The mantelpiece is an important work in several respects. to Charles V, 1528-1531, Bruges, Liberty Indeed, it is much more than a fireplace; it extends nearly the length of the (photo: E.M. Kavaler; ©Musea Brugge) 216 Ethan Matt Kavaler wall of the room it occupies and significantly encroaches on the ceiling. Most importantly, perhaps, it seems to have been an effective instrument for negotiating political interests between its patrons and both

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Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art / Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek Online – Brill

Published: Oct 25, 2017

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