Miniatures from the Baroque Period

This catalogue is the first publication ever devoted to 17th century portrait miniatures. The little-known but particularly impressive miniature painting of the Baroque age is presented with the aid of 120 works from the Tansey Collection, one of Europe’s leading private collections of miniatures. The works can be compared with each other in original-size and colour reproductions, as well as many detail enlargements. Foremost specialists in this art sector have contributed detailed and richly illustrated introductory essays. The book allows a comprehensive insight into the art of miniature painting in this magnificent era.

Essays:

• Juliane Schmieglitz-Otten: In memory of Lieselotte and Ernest Tansey
• Bernd Pappe: Miniatures of the Baroque Period in the Tansey Collection
• Hans Boeckh: Enamelled Baroque Miniature Portraits in France and Other Countries
• Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard: Miniature Painters in 17th-Century France
• Gerrit Walczak: The Picture in the Hand: Oil Miniatures in 17th-Century Dutch Painting

Catalogue entries: Bernd Pappe, Juliane Schmieglitz-Otten
Technical information: Bernd Pappe
Chief editors: Bernd Pappe, Juliane Schmieglitz-Otten
Photography and digital image processing: Birgitt Schmedding