Reframing Jordaens

Surprisingly, until recently, the Flemish painter Jacob Jordaens was still overshadowed by Peter Paul Rubens in the scientific debate. This fact is owed to the 19th century of the genius and discourses on painter princes. However, Jordaens was the head of a significant workshop and had a major influence on the Antwerp art market for 40 years after Rubens’ death. This extensive collection of essays combines for the first time in balanced proportion the research of renowned experts on Jacob Jordaens from the field of art history with that of painting restoration. The interdisciplinary approach allows a closer look at the workshop’s practice and the artist’s creative processes. This results in a new image of the artist, who stands out for his undreamed-of innovative strength as well as his pictorial and intellectual independence.