The Ghent altarpiece after World War II: Restitution, restoration, and redemption
dc.contributor.author | Graham, J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-23T13:11:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-23T13:11:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0940-7391 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1465-7317 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/21688 | |
dc.description.abstract |
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Few Old Master paintings possess as turbulent an object history as the Ghent altarpiece, now restored, since World War II, to the city’s cathedral for which it was made. While most accounts focus on the <jats:italic>longue durée</jats:italic> perspective, especially the work’s looting by Napoleon and Hitler, this article examines the altarpiece’s history following its return to Belgium in 1945. The altarpiece was subject to increased sensitivity at home after its wartime wanderings, and a major controversy ensued when the government backed a radical conservation project, which took place under the direction of Paul Coremans at the Royal Museum in Brussels between 1950 and 1951. The project served to emphasize the rift between north and south in Belgium in the newspaper press and became a focus for the international community as it battled to establish new standards in art restoration in the aftermath of the war.</jats:p> | |
dc.format.extent | 343-367 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) | |
dc.subject | 4302 Heritage, Archive and Museum Studies | |
dc.subject | 43 History, Heritage and Archaeology | |
dc.subject | 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions | |
dc.title | The Ghent altarpiece after World War II: Restitution, restoration, and redemption | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.issue | 3 | |
plymouth.volume | 28 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | International Journal of Cultural Property | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/s0940739121000357 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | |Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | |Plymouth|Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business | |
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plymouth.organisational-group | |Plymouth|Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business|School of Society and Culture | |
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dc.date.updated | 2023-11-23T13:10:57Z | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1465-7317 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | forever | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1017/s0940739121000357 |