Stephan Kemperdick,Till-Holger Borchert
Crazy about Dymphna: The Story of a Girl who Drove a Medieval City Mad
Crazy about Dymphna: The Story of a Girl who Drove a Medieval City Mad
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Richly illustrated catalogue of a unique altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden's grandson. Written to coincide with the opening of an exhibition Crazy about Dymphna at the Saint Dymphna Church in Geel, Belgium, Autumn 2020.
Around 1505 Goossen Van der Weyden,Rogier's grandson, painted a monumental altarpiece depicting the variousphases of Saint Dymphna's insane life.
This Irish princess, whofled her incestuous father in the sixth century, was beheaded in theKempen village of Geel. On account of her tragic end and uncompromisingchastity, the princess was venerated from that moment on as the patronsaint of the mentally ill. From the late Middle Ages, pilgrims flockedto Geel in large numbers to catch a glimpse of Saint Dymphna. They paidhomage to the local celebrity in the hope that she would alleviate theirmental problems. To this day, Geel is known for its unique treatment ofthe mentally ill, who are cared for at home by locals.
GoossenVan der Weyden's altarpiece came into being at the height of Dymphna'spopularity. The masterpiece was intended for the church of TongerloAbbey. Today this work is characterised by a remarkable iconography andan eventful history: a panel was lost and the triptych was even sawninto pieces. It ultimately came into the hands of a team of specialistsfrom Belgium and abroad who subjected the altarpiece to a meticulousconservation over a period of three years, a colossal undertaking duringwhich new techniques were used. This gave the conservatorsunprecedented insight into the mind, and workshop, of an early 16thcentury painter.
This richly illustrated book is the result ofyears of research and contains essays by Till-Holger Borchert (MuseaBrugge), Stephan Kemperdick (Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin),Katharina Van Cauteren (The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp), LucindaTimmermans (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam), Patrick Allegaert (Dr. GuislainMuseum, Ghent) and many others.
Weight: 2482g
Dimension: 257 x 297 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789463887427
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