Recto and Verso: The Pictorial Fronts and the Marbled Reverses of Two Flemish Panel Paintings

From the first third of the 15th century onwards, panel paintings with marbled reverses increasingly appeared in Flemish art. The fronts of these panels primarily depicted religious narrative scenes or portraits. The backs were decorated with an abstract pattern, referred to as marbling. These paint...

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Main Author: Kathrin Borgers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Arts
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/11/1/10