Cambyses reconsidered : Gerard David's exemplum iustitiae for Bruges town hall
- Author
- Velden, Hugo van der
- Document type
- Article (journal)
- Language
English
- Source
- Simiolus. 1995, Num. 1, Vol. 23, 40-62, 16 ill.
- ISSN
- 0037-5411
- Abstract (en)
- Investigates the history and iconography of the pair of panels depicting the Judgment of Cambyses, painted ca.1498 for the town hall in Bruges (now in the Groeningemuseum in that city), focusing on the role of the work as an exemplum of justice. Surveys documents that mention paintings by David commissioned by the city, and shows through the use of x-rays that payments recorded for David were probably for later alterations to the paintings rather than for the original works. Discusses the possible reasons for these changes, which include the addition of the coat of arms of Philip the Handsome and Joan the Mad, as well as changes to architectural details and to the auxiliary figures in the panel depicting the arrest of the corrupt judge Sisamnes. Suggests that the iconography of justice was associated with Philip the Handsome, which explains the inclusion of his arms; and argues that individual magistrates from Bruges were portrayed in the work as well, to emphasize their role in the dispensation of justice. Proposes that indirect sources for David's work can be found in paintings by Loyset Liédet, Rogier van der Weyden, and Dieric Bouts.
- Subject (en)
- General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Belgium
- David, Gerard, 1450/60-1523
- Painting
- Belgium
- 1400-1500
- Judgment of Cambyses
- Groeningemuseum||Brugge (BEL)
- Stadhuis||Brugge (BEL)
- Iconography
- Cambyses, king of Persia, d.522 B.C.
- Judgment
- Felipe I, king of Castile, 1478-1506
- Coats of arms
- Representation
- Alteration
- Liédet, Loyset, d.1478
- Manuscript illumination
- Sources
- Weyden, Rogier van der, 1399/1400-1464
- Spain
- Subject (fr)
- Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Belgique
- David, Gerard, 1450/60-1523
- Peinture
- Belgique
- 1400-1500
- Jugement de Cambyse
- Groeningemuseum||Brugge (BEL)
- Stadhuis||Brugge (BEL)
- Iconographie
- Cambyse, roi de Perse, m.521 av. J.C.
- Jugement
- Felipe I, roi de Castille, 1478-1506
- Blason
- Représentation
- Altération
- Liédet, Loyset, m.1478
- Enluminure
- Sources
- Weyden, Rogier van der, 1399/1400-1464
- Espagne
- Origin
DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)
Identifier19960401-00284794
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