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From Medieval to Modern : Gold and the Value of Representation in Early Netherlandish Painting

The research for this project developed over more than a decade and eventually coalesced into a size and shape midway between a typical book and a typical journal article. Digital publication on the University of York’s History of Art Research Portal enables this essay to be presented at its full length, incorporating far more material—especially a greater number of detailed illustrations—than is possible in traditional printed journals. The 40 illustrations are supplemented by 23 close-up details, and may be viewed using zoom technology. Publication in this form also enables it to combine typically disparate methodologies and sub-fields: historiography, methodological reflection, technical analysis, and close looking at artworks in different media, from luxury objects and sculpture to panel painting. Most critically, the visual apparatus of digital publication supports this essay’s emphasis on the importance of contingent looking within particular lighting circumstances, a feature rarely considered in art-historical studies.