Netherlandish carved altarpieces: a historiographic overview with a focus on Sweden 1

Since the late nineteenth century, and especially in the last three decades, a considerable body of literature has grown around the topic of Netherlandish carved altarpieces. [...]these artworks remain complex to study, mostly because they were disseminated across isolated and difficult-to-reach rural parish churches in several European countries. [...]their multimedia nature and their joint production only increase the difficulties for conducting research on these pieces. [...]the project prompted new insights into the need (i) to preserve the artworks through conservation treatments, and (ii) to investigate the altarpieces at a technical level. [...]the year 1993 marked a new wave of interest in Netherlandish carved altarpieces among scholars studying early Netherlandish art worldwide.