The latest issue of Simiolus has appeared and is fully dedicated to the memory of long-time editor Ger Luijten (1956-2022), containing contributions by his friends about the kind of art and art history he loved. Some highlight Luijten’s crucial role for artists both past and present, such as Huigen Leeflang and Marjolein Leesberg’s chronicle of the Hollstein series, and Gijsbert van der Wal’s testimony to his importance for contemporary Dutch graphic artists. Others pick up on Luijten’s pioneering work, such as Ilja Veldman’s essay on games in northern prints, and Gregor Weber’s publication of an unknown print series after Abraham Bloemaert. And finally, there are essays that discuss subjects that particularly interested Luijten, such as Peter Galassi’s reflections on Corot’s open-air sketches after returning from Italy, Ruben Suykerbuyk’s analysis of Jan Frans van Dael’s near-photographic depiction of his own house, Hans Luijten’s dive into the Van Gogh family correspondence, and Jeroen Stumpel’s close reading of one of Mondrian’s letters, leading him to an important new take on the painter’s theory of art and the role it played in society. This issue thus testifies to the impressive breadth of Luijten’s knowledge and interests.
Contents
Peter Hecht
Remembering Ger Luijten (1956-2022)
Ilja M. Veldman
It’s all in the game: games and gambling in early Northern art
Gregor J.M. Weber
Leisure in Rome, 1629: an unknown edition of a print series after Abraham Bloemaert
Ruben Suykerbuyk
Still life of a home in Paris: Jan Frans van Dael’s residence at the Feuillantines
Peter Galassi
Corot: open-air painting after Italy
Hans Luijten
Family matters: the letters of the Van Gogh family
Jeroen Stumpel
An essay on Mondrian’s tragic
Huigen Leeflang and Marjolein Leesberg
An art historical miracle: Hollstein’s and New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700
Gijsbert van der Wal
Thinking in longer lines. Ger Luijten and contemporary Dutch prints and drawings
Simiolus Netherlands quarterly for the history of art
Simiolus is an English-language journal devoted to the history of Dutch and Flemish art of the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, with occasional forays into more recent periods and other schools. Simiolus is published quarterly by the Stichting Nederlandse Kunsthistorische Publicaties. For subscriptions visit www.simiolus.nl.