International Van Lymborch Conference 2 & 3 October, Townhall Nijmegen
After Six Centuries the Secrets of the Très Riches Heures will be Revealed
The exceptional exhibition in Chantilly of the world’s most famous book of hours, the Très Riches Heures by the Nijmegen born Van Lymborch brothers, and the preceding restoration at C2RMF, prompted a two-day scientific conference in their birthplace. After six centuries, the pheno-
menally illuminated manuscript reveals its secrets. Internationally leading Van Lymborch experts will present the latest results of research and their pioneering insights from different disciplines, among others:
Till-Holger Borchert (Germany) is a specialist of 14th- to 16th-century art from the Flemish Primitives, France and the Burgundian Netherlands. He is co-author of the Chantilly catalogue and chief curator of the Suermondt-Ludwig Museum in Aachen. His topic: Visions and Revisions: The Lymborchs, the Van Eycks and the Parisian Roots of the Netherlandish Ars Nova. He is co-author of the catalogue of Chantilly.
James (Jim) Marrow (USA) is emeritus professor of art & archaeology at Princeton University. Specialist in the field of late medieval manuscripts, particularly in the Northern Nethercountries. Published frequently on manuscripts of the 14th-16th centuries, Jim Marrow is Chair on the second day.
Élisabeth Ravaud (France) specialises in material technical research using new techniques. For the Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France (C2RMF), she researched works of art by Giotto, Da Vinci, Poussin, Van Gogh, Van Eyck, and, for the past two years, the Très Riches Heures. She will present the results of her research team during the symposium. She contributed to both the catalogue of Chantilly as well as Vol. III of the Maelwael van Lymborch Studies.
Mathieu Deldicque (France) is director of Musée Condé and Musée vivant du Cheval, Château de Chantilly and initiator/curator of the restoration and exhibition of the Très Riches Heures. Organised exhibitions on Da Vinci, Dürer, Raphael, Bellini and Clouet. He will focus on the topics of the exhibition and restoration project. He is co-author of the catalogue of Chantilly.
Jos Koldeweij (Netherlands) is Emeritus Professor of Late Medieval Visual Arts and Crafts at the Radboud University specialising in Hieronymus Bosch, pilgrimages, relics, popular culture and church treasures. His presentation deals with the relationships between the Van Lymborchs, Van Eyck, Van Wesel and Bosch. He is series editor of the Maelwael Van Lymborch Studies for which he wrote an article on the same subject.
Gregory T. Clark (United States) is a professor of art history at Sewanee, University of the South. He is a specialist in illuminations in manuscripts in Northern France and the Southern Netherlands countries in the 15th century. His subject: The Influence of the Van Lymborch Brothers in Southeastern France in the Second Quarter of Fifteenth Century.
Inès Villela-Petit (France) is an art historian specialising in late medieval manuscripts in France. She was curator of the Cabinet des médailles department of the BnF and is now president of Société nationale des antiquaires de France. She published books about the Très Riches Heures. Her topic: An unexpected model for the calendar-illustrations of the Très Riches Heures. She is co-author of the catalogue of Chantilly and contributes to Vol. III of the Maelwael van Lymborch Studies.
Pieter Roelofs (Netherlands) has been with the Rijksmuseum since 2006, first as curator of 17th-century art, currently as head of visual and decorative arts. He curated exhibitions on the Belles heures of the Van Lymborch brothers (Valkhof Museum, 2005) and on Johan Maelwael (Rijksmuseum, 2017), the first one ever about this artist.
He is series editor of the Maelwael Van Lymborch Studies.
Rob Dückers (Netherlands) is an art historian specialising in late medieval illuminations. He was co-curator of exhibitions about the Van Lymborchs (2005) and the Book of Hours of Katherine of Cleves (2009-10). Since 2022, he is Executive Director of the Emerson College European Center in Well (Nl). He is board member of the Maelwale Van Lymborch Studies Foundation, editorial board member and co-author of Vol. III of the Maelwale Van Lymborch Studies. He will speak about two unrecorded manuscripts from Jean de Berry’s library.
David de Bruijn Kops (Netherlands) studied art history and Arabic language and culture. He will explore pseudo-Arabic Inscriptions in Burgundian Devotional Art c. 1400-1420: Origins, Functions, and Iconography. He was nominated for the Van Gelder Award for his article about this subject in Vol. II and will contribute to Vol. III of the Maelwael Van Lymborch Studies.
More art historians and other scholars will be invited or could apply for a presentation.
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