{"product_id":"9782503529967","title":"Stradanus (1523-1605), Court Artist of the Medici","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohannes Stradanus (Jan van der Straet, Giovanni Stradano) is one of the most well-known unknown artists in history. Even though the Bruges-born painter (1523-1605) had a more than successful career in the highly competitive city of Florence in the second half of the 16th century, his name long remained a well-hidden secret for specialists only. Many of his works, though, are very well known. Around 1570, Stradanus - who began as designer of tapestries and fresco painter in service of the Medici - started a second career as draughtsman and designer of hundreds of prints. These were engraved, published and distributed all over the then-known world by Antwerp publishers in huge numbers. It are these works - widely collected, copied and used - which secured Stradanus's place in art history as an inventive and influential artist. Based on the first ever monographic exhibition on Stradanus in the Groeningemuseum in Bruges (2008-2009), this study aims to reassess the importance and versatility of the artist's oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brepols Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034173161712,"sku":"9782503529967","price":92.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9782503529967_p0.jpg?v=1763695026","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9782503529967","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}