Graphic Worlds of Peter Bruegel the ElderH. Arthur Klein Renowned for his effervescent and rollicking paintings of Flemish life, Peter Bruegel the Elder also holds a place among the world's finest engraving designers. This collection contains 64 of his engravings plus a woodcut, arranged in two parts. The first depicts the outer world of nature and man, including landscapes, ships and the sea, and memorable portraits of sixteenth-century Flanders citizens, from aristocrats and burghers to villagers and peasants. The second part envisions the inner worlds of imagination, morality, and religion with scenes from the Gospels and Apocrypha. In addition, the book offers cogent and stimulating commentaries by H. Arthur Klein that provide details of Bruegel's life and influences as well as his techniques. Many of these prints served as models for subsequent Bruegel canvases, and each image is accompanied by an essay that places it within its historical context. A unique survey of the best and most magical work of one of history's greatest printmakers, this volume offers a prized addition to the collections of all connoisseurs, especially those interested in the art of engraving. |
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... fine prints” are superior to the Bruegel paintings. On the other hand, the graphic works are not incidental to or unimportant alongside the paintings. Who would want to give up either? It is good fortune that modern methods of ...
... fine prints” are superior to the Bruegel paintings. On the other hand, the graphic works are not incidental to or unimportant alongside the paintings. Who would want to give up either? It is good fortune that modern methods of ...
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... Fine Arts, Budapest. “Landscape with Rabbit Hunters” (B.l), etched by PB himself. “The Land of Cockaigne, or Plenty” (H.147), engraved by vdH from PB's painting of same year and title (G.138—39), now in Alte Pinakothek Museum, Munich ...
... Fine Arts, Budapest. “Landscape with Rabbit Hunters” (B.l), etched by PB himself. “The Land of Cockaigne, or Plenty” (H.147), engraved by vdH from PB's painting of same year and title (G.138—39), now in Alte Pinakothek Museum, Munich ...
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... fine residences or palaces and were largely inaccessible and virtually unknown to the masses of Bruegel's fellow Flemings. So far as scholars have found, no Bruegel works were prominently displayed in churches or other places open to ...
... fine residences or palaces and were largely inaccessible and virtually unknown to the masses of Bruegel's fellow Flemings. So far as scholars have found, no Bruegel works were prominently displayed in churches or other places open to ...
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... fine print publisher, the popular art editor and vendor, was at hand. It was a remarkable artist-entrepreneur, Jerome Cock, who helped Antwerp to shine especially in that new light. In 1548 Cock launched his publishing shop, naming it ...
... fine print publisher, the popular art editor and vendor, was at hand. It was a remarkable artist-entrepreneur, Jerome Cock, who helped Antwerp to shine especially in that new light. In 1548 Cock launched his publishing shop, naming it ...
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... fine landscape photograph, insofar as it is expressive and individual, makes a commentary, offers an interpretation, conveys a mood. Response to a given work of art exists, however, not in the work itself, but in the beholder of that ...
... fine landscape photograph, insofar as it is expressive and individual, makes a commentary, offers an interpretation, conveys a mood. Response to a given work of art exists, however, not in the work itself, but in the beholder of that ...
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