Graphic Worlds of Peter Bruegel the ElderRenowned 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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Page v
The affair has been going on a long time—betWeen the author and the works of
Bruegel—but in art as in amonr what ... Had not this book, by plan, been devoted
solely to engravings based on Bruegel originals, it would have included also ...
The affair has been going on a long time—betWeen the author and the works of
Bruegel—but in art as in amonr what ... Had not this book, by plan, been devoted
solely to engravings based on Bruegel originals, it would have included also ...
Page viii
3. Pronouneing. “Bruegel”. It would be too bad if this book did not lead readers to
talk about the ... 106 pp. with some 50 reproductions of authentic Bruegel
engravings, plus 12 from engravings not now regarded as based on Bruegel
originals.
3. Pronouneing. “Bruegel”. It would be too bad if this book did not lead readers to
talk about the ... 106 pp. with some 50 reproductions of authentic Bruegel
engravings, plus 12 from engravings not now regarded as based on Bruegel
originals.
Page ix
Motion Picture Bruegel'r Seven Deadly Sins, a 20-minute soundfilm, completed
196:, by H. Arthur Klein (editor-author of ... Enlargements permit entire screen to
be filled by details which occupy only an inch or two in width on the original ...
Motion Picture Bruegel'r Seven Deadly Sins, a 20-minute soundfilm, completed
196:, by H. Arthur Klein (editor-author of ... Enlargements permit entire screen to
be filled by details which occupy only an inch or two in width on the original ...
Page xi
From this time until his death six years later, Bruegel lived in Brussels, where he
created his greatest, most mature paintings. “The Poor Kitchen” (B.i54) and “The
Rich Kitchen” (B.159), engravings by vdH from PB originals now lost. “The Tower
...
From this time until his death six years later, Bruegel lived in Brussels, where he
created his greatest, most mature paintings. “The Poor Kitchen” (B.i54) and “The
Rich Kitchen” (B.159), engravings by vdH from PB originals now lost. “The Tower
...
Page 4
Actually, the number of “authenticated” Bruegel engravings is smaller in the
opinion of the experts today than it was half a century ago. At that time more than
250 different print subjects were attributed to Bruegel originals. Bastelaer's great
...
Actually, the number of “authenticated” Bruegel engravings is smaller in the
opinion of the experts today than it was half a century ago. At that time more than
250 different print subjects were attributed to Bruegel originals. Bastelaer's great
...
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| Title | Graphic Worlds of Peter Bruegel the Elder Dover Fine Art, History of Art |
| Editor | H. Arthur Klein |
| Illustrated by | Pieter Bruegel |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Courier Corporation, 2014 |
| ISBN | 0486795411, 9780486795416 |
| Length | 176 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / Individual Artists / General |
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