Critical Inventory Catalogue “Netherlandish and French Painting 1400–1480”: Book Presentation and Panel Discussion on 20 March 2025

12.03.2025
Gemäldegalerie

The catalogue Netherlandish and French Painting 1400–1480 will be presented at 7 pm on Thursday, 20 March 2025 in the Gemäldegalerie at the Kulturforum Berlin.

The Gemäldegalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin is home to an internationally renowned collection of early Netherlandish and French paintings. Its holdings provide a one-of-a-kind insight into the revival of European art that began in Flanders in the 15th century that is unparalleled by any other museum collection.

Critical Inventory Catalogue Netherlandish and French Painting 1400–1480

This first ever scholarly catalogue of the collection holdings includes artworks by members of the first generation of painters – in other words, those artists who commenced their painting practice in the second third of the 15th century at the latest. The catalogue showcases 69 individual paintings in 52 entries. All of the great masters of the era are featured, many with key works of art, such as:

• Madonna in the Church by Jan van Eyck
• Miraflores Altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden
• Jean Fouquet’s portrait of donor Étienne Chevalier
• the only artwork widely attributed to the Northern Netherlandish artist Albert van Ouwater
• Montforte Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes.

All of the entries on the artworks in question are based on art-historical and technological research methods in the field of painting and were produced in the framework of an interdisciplinary collaboration. Lavishly illustrated, they offer a wealth of new insights into both the better-known works in the museum’s collection and those that have otherwise previously received less recognition.

Katrin Dyballa, Stephan Kemperdick (eds.), Niederländische und französische Malerei 1400–1480, critical inventory catalogue, Michael Imhof-Verlag, 606 pages, ISBN 978-3-7319-1289-7, €99.00. English-language edition: Netherlandish and French Paintings 1400–1480, ISBN 978-3-7319-1319-1.

Book Presentation With Panel Discussion on 20 March 2025

Following the presentation of the catalogue Netherlandish and French Painting 1400–1480 and accompanying panel discussion, the Delegation of Flanders in Germany and Visit Flanders warmly invite guests to attend a reception..

Participation in the event is free, but registration is required: gg[at]smb.spk-berlin.de.

The project is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation). The publication was made possible thanks to a printing subsidy generously provided by the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung.