Frames and supports in 15th and 16th-century Southern Netherlandish painting

VIII contents a) The 15th century 215 b) The 16th century 219 c) From the 17th century until the French Revolution 225 d) During the 19th century 228 e) First half of the 20th century 231 f) Second half of the 20th century 233 B. Frames and supports of some Eyckian paintings 236 Introduction 236 1. Technical aspects of the frames: measurements, construction, mouldings and decoration 236 a) Measurements 236 b) Construction 238 c) Mouldings 242 d) Polychromy 242 2. Remarks concerning certain paintings 245 3. Links between Eyckian paintings and the world of books 249 C. The Anchin Polyptych 252 1. Frames and supports 256 2. The deployment in three programmes and the wheeled mechanism 261 Conclusion 262 D. Frames and supports of Memling’s works 264 1. Mouldings 264 2. Joints 267 3. Polychromy 269 E. Hieronymus Bosch in the Prado 271 1. The Epiphany Triptych 271 2. The Haywain Triptych 275 CATALOGUE 279 Antwerp, Mayer van den Bergh Museum 290 Antwerp, Royal Museum of Fine Arts 325 Bruges, Great Seminary 350 Bruges, St John’s Hospital 354 Bruges, Groeninge Museum 412 Bruges, Our Lady of the Pottery Museum 478 Brussels, Public Welfare Centre 509 Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium 512 Ghent, City Museum 597 Ghent, Museum of Fine Arts 602 Kuringen, Herkenrode Abbey 612 Leuven, Church of St Peter 614 Leuven, M-Museum 622 Mechelen, Public Welfare Centre 654