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REVIEWS: Erudite Eyes: Friendship, Art and Erudition in the Network of Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598). Tine Luk Meganck,. Studies in Netherlandish Art and Cultural History 14. Leiden: Brill, 2017. xxii + 324 pp. $70
The title of the book alludes to the praise Ortelius earned from his contemporaries for his combination of artistic skill and scholarly knowledge, a mixture that was also displayed by many in his circle, such as Hubert Goltzius and Pirro Ligorio. Meganck organizes her book thematically, covering among other subjects Ortelius's activity as an archaeologist (he led a team that documented the Arx Britannica, a Roman fort near Leiden); as a consultant who inspired and encouraged other people's ambitious projects, such as Georg Braun's Civitates orbis terrarum (1572–1618), a survey of the great cities of the world; and as an art collector and critic. Meganck emphasizes the importance of friendship in the development of these scholarly and commercial ventures, a concept associated with the rise of Neo-Stoicism among intellectuals during the turbulent period between the Council of Trent and the Thirty Years’ War.