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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... Bruegel—but in art as in amonr what matters is intensity of experience rather than mere duration. Bruegel's works have held ... prints” are superior to the Bruegel paintings. On the other hand, the graphic works are not incidental to or ...
... Bruegel—but in art as in amonr what matters is intensity of experience rather than mere duration. Bruegel's works have held ... prints” are superior to the Bruegel paintings. On the other hand, the graphic works are not incidental to or ...
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... prints in size suitable for framing as well as for more satisfactory enjoyment in bound form. Finally, a most personal acknowledgment for help from David Klein, best skindiver among sandwich-makers, or sandwich-maker among skindivers ...
... prints in size suitable for framing as well as for more satisfactory enjoyment in bound form. Finally, a most personal acknowledgment for help from David Klein, best skindiver among sandwich-makers, or sandwich-maker among skindivers ...
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... Bruegel l'Aurien, the basic catalog of Bruegel prints compiled early in this century by Rene' van Bastelaer, the Curator of Prints at the Royal Library of Belgium and a scholar whose memory deserves a grateful salute from every lover of ...
... Bruegel l'Aurien, the basic catalog of Bruegel prints compiled early in this century by Rene' van Bastelaer, the Curator of Prints at the Royal Library of Belgium and a scholar whose memory deserves a grateful salute from every lover of ...
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... prints. Photographed entirely from Bruegel prints in the Sin: series, all of which are reproduced and discussed in this book. Camera motion “animates ” these engravings. Enlargements permit entire screen to be filled by details which ...
... prints. Photographed entirely from Bruegel prints in the Sin: series, all of which are reproduced and discussed in this book. Camera motion “animates ” these engravings. Enlargements permit entire screen to be filled by details which ...
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... Bruegel painting during the master's lifetime (or a long time after), there were hundreds familiar with prints like those reproduced here. The difference between the scope of the paintings and the prints is not merely one of quantity ...
... Bruegel painting during the master's lifetime (or a long time after), there were hundreds familiar with prints like those reproduced here. The difference between the scope of the paintings and the prints is not merely one of quantity ...
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