A Posthumous Interview with Jean Bellegambe: "Only Angels See Things in Grisaille"

An iconographic discussion of Bellegambe's Last judgment (Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preuáischer Kulturbesitz, Gemäldegalerie, cat. no. 641) and the altarpiece of Anchin (Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse, cat. no. 2175). Both paintings include about 110 depictions of singers and musical instruments...

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Published in:RIdIM-RCMI newsletter 1990-04, Vol.15 (1), p.25-32
Main Authors: Flament, Caroline Sue Bell, Bellegambe, Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Fiddles
Flutes
Grisaille
Musical instruments
Musicians
Processions
Singers
Trumpets
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Summary:An iconographic discussion of Bellegambe's Last judgment (Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preuáischer Kulturbesitz, Gemäldegalerie, cat. no. 641) and the altarpiece of Anchin (Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse, cat. no. 2175). Both paintings include about 110 depictions of singers and musical instruments--fiddles, lutes, harps, flutes, pipes and tabors, shawms, trumpets, organs, and various percussion. Two instruments unknown elsewhere are the "procession bourdon" and "Bellegambe fiddle"; most likely these were special models played only in and around the Anchin abbey.
ISSN:0360-8727
1522-7464
2169-8317
2169-9488