Two angels by Taddeo Zuccaro In the year 1529 the medieval church San Marcello al Corso in Rome burnt down to the ground. Nothing but a crucifix could be saved from its ashes. Jef Schaeps • May 11, 2012
Quintilian’s Institutio oratoria: classical public relations Eloquence and speaking with facility need to be acquired by study and hard work. Jef Schaeps • April 27, 2012
Praise of Folly Erasmus wrote one of the most famous books in world literature, Moriae encomium or Praise of Folly. Jef Schaeps • January 28, 2011
Rainer Maria Rilke, Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge The text wasn’t like anything readers had ever read before, not in as far as its content was concerned, nor in its structure. It seemed to belong more to the world of poetry than to that of prose. Jef Schaeps • June 04, 2010
The Night by Heinrich Aldegrever This woman wants to seduce us, the viewers. Jef Schaeps • February 15, 2010
Minerva by Hendrick Goltzius The artist has created his goddess solely with a brush, sometimes suggesting forms and outlines with the tip of the brush, sometimes applying heavy, graphic washings. Jef Schaeps • November 27, 2009
Pompa Introitus by Peter Paul Rubens, Caspar Gevartius and Theodoor van Thulden Rubens was contracted to design a series of triumphal arches that were to adorn the city of Antwerp in May 1635. Van Thulden was chosen to engrave the designs for a publication. Jef Schaeps • November 05, 2009
Monuments français inédits by Willemin & Pottier The illustrations of this book had a major influence on nineteenth century artists in France, drawing attention to the rich heritage of medieval art and architecture. Jef Schaeps • July 15, 2009
