Livre - Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen painter of Charles V and his conquest of Tunis

VOLUME ONE FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, XI PART I: JAN CORNELISZ VERMEYEN Introduction, p. 3 1. The Ante-Bellum Years, p. 5 Mysterious Beginnings (1500-1524), p. 5 In the Service of Margaret of Austria (1525-1530), p. 7 In the Ambient of Mary of Hungary (1530-1533), p. 9 2. Vermeyen and Tunis, p. 13 The Road to Tunis (1533-1534), p. 13 Vermeyen as the War-Artist of the Tunis Expedition (1535), p. 14 3. The Post-Bellum Years, p. 19 The Monopolies of 1536 and 1538, p. 19 Vermeyen and Italy (1535-1536), p. 21 Vermeyen in Spain (1537-1539), p. 25 4. Consolidation and Ultimate Decline, p. 31 The Netherlands Regained (1540-1544), p. 31 The Zenith of Creativity (1545-1546), p. 33 The Ripe Years (1547-1549), p. 35 The Final Decade (1550-1559), p. 37 5. In the Sign of the Conquest of Tunis, p. 41 Vermeyen as Commemorator of Charles V’s Travels and Wars, p. 41 Vermeyen as Designer of Tapestry, p. 43 Conclusion, p. 48 PART II: THE BIRTH AND SURVIVAL OF THE CONQUEST OF TUNIS SERIESINTRODUCTION, p. 109 6. The Background to the Commission of the Conquest of Tunis, p. 111 A. Charles V’s Expedition to Tunis, p. 111 B. The Myth and Reality of the Expedition, p. 112 C. The Expedition in the Thought and Career of Charles V, p. 113 D. The Conquest of Tunis and the Patronage of Charles V, p. 115 7. The Commission of the Conquest of Tunis, p. 117 A. Introduction to the Documents, p. 117 B. The Commission and Genesis of the Cartoons, p. 118 C. The Commission and Genesis of the Tapestries, p. 125 8. The History of the Conquest of Tunis, p. 129 A. Other Sixteenth-Century Sets of the Conquest of Tunis, p. 129 B. Early Copies after the Cartoons, p. 130 C. The History of the Cartoons, p. 132 D. The History of the Tapestries, p. 136 Conclusion, p. 141 Notes, p. 145 PART III: THE EXPEDITION TO TUNIS AS CELEBRATED IN THE CONQUEST OF TUNIS SERIES Introduction, p. 175 9. The, Captions of the Conquest of Tunis in Historical Perspective, p. 177 10. Preparations in Italy and Spain, p. 181 A. The Map of the Mediterranean Basin, p. 181 B. The Muster in Barcelona, p. 184 11. The Pacification of the Cape of Carthage, p. 189 A. The Landing off the Cape of Carthage, p. 189 B. Skirmishes on the Cape of Carthage, p. 193 12. The Struggle for Goleta, p. 197 A. The Siege of Goleta, p. 197 B. The Quest for Fodder, p. 200 C. The Fall of Goleta, p. 203 13. Tunis Captured, p. 207 A. The Battle of the Wells, p. 207 B. The Fall of Tunis, p. 210 C. The Sack of Tunis, p. 212 14. The Aftermath, p. 217 A. The March to Rada, p. 217 B. The Departure from Goleta, p. 219 Conclusion, p. 222 Notes, p. 227 PART IV: THE CONQUEST OF TUNIS SERIES AND THE TRADITION Introduction, p. 253 15. The Conquest of Tunis and the Tradition of Flemish Military Tapestry, p. 255 A. The Format, p. 255 B. The Formal Conventions, p. 256 C. The Method of Narration, p. 258 16. The Typology of the Conquest of Tunis, p. 261 A. The Classification by the Master Judges, p. 261 B. The Map, p. 261 C. The Cavalcade, p. 262 D. The Shipping Scene, p. 263 E. The Skirmish, p. 264 F. The Battle, p. 265 G. The Sack, p. 266 H. The March, p. 267 I. The Embarkation, p. 268 17. The Precedents for the Exactitude of the Conquest of Tunis, p. 269 A. Verisimilitude in Ancient and Mediaeval Military Art, p. 269 B. The Topographic Landscape, p. 270 B. The Action, p. 271 D. The Genre, p. 273 E. The Costumes and Accoutrements, p. 274 F. The Portraits, p. 275 G. The Ships and Naval Manoeuvres, p. 276 H. The Exoticism, p. 277 18. The Precedents for the Conquest of Tunis as a Vehicle of Propaganda, p. 279 A. The Contemporary Event, p. 279 B. The Direct Propaganda, p. 280 C. The Record of a Crusade, p. 280 D. The Historical Veracity, p. 282 E. Political Allegory as an Alternative, p. 284 F. The Conquest of Tunis and Roman Military Painting, p. 285 G. The Visual Archive, p. 287 19. The Conquest of Tunis and the Independent Depictions of the Expedition to Tunis, p. 289 20. The Influence of the Conquest of Tunis, p. 293 CONCLUSION, p. 297 NOTES, p. 301 EPILOGUE, p. 329 VOLUME TWO Carel VAN MANDER: T’leven van Ian Cornelisz. Vermeyen, von Beverwijck / Schilder, p. 339 The Life of Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen of Beverwijk / Painter Note on the Name of Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, p. 342 Appendix: The Documents Concerning the Commission of the Conquest of Tunis Series, p. 343 BIBLIOGRAPHY, p. 413 INDEX OF PLACES, p. 455 INDEX OF PAST OWNERS AND SALES, p. 460 GENERAL INDEX, p. 463 LIST OF COLOUR PLATES, p. 485 LIST OF PLATES, p. 489 PLATES, p. 505