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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... Brussels, Belgium, in 1962. Sequence of episodes in film: Introduction, with Bruegel portrait; Tbe Sins: Avarice, Pride, Envy, Anger, Gluttony, Lust, and Sloth; Conclusion. In French and German STRIDBECK, C. G. Bruegelrtudien (Stockholm ...
... Brussels, Belgium, in 1962. Sequence of episodes in film: Introduction, with Bruegel portrait; Tbe Sins: Avarice, Pride, Envy, Anger, Gluttony, Lust, and Sloth; Conclusion. In French and German STRIDBECK, C. G. Bruegelrtudien (Stockholm ...
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... Brussels. “Gluttony” or “Gula” (drawing, M431), now in the collection of Frits Lugt, Paris. Engraved by vdH (B. 1 29). “Pride” or “Superbia” (drawing, M452), in above collection, Paris. Engraved by vdH (B. I 27). “Lechery ” or “ Luxuria ...
... Brussels. “Gluttony” or “Gula” (drawing, M431), now in the collection of Frits Lugt, Paris. Engraved by vdH (B. 1 29). “Pride” or “Superbia” (drawing, M452), in above collection, Paris. Engraved by vdH (B. I 27). “Lechery ” or “ Luxuria ...
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... Brussels. 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 ...
... Brussels. 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 ...
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... Brussels. Fidelity radiates like a bright light from these drawings. Using them, we can today recreate the costume, the posture, and, it seems, even the state of mind of the pictured peasants, woodcutters, shepherds, pilgrims, beggars ...
... Brussels. Fidelity radiates like a bright light from these drawings. Using them, we can today recreate the costume, the posture, and, it seems, even the state of mind of the pictured peasants, woodcutters, shepherds, pilgrims, beggars ...
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... Brussels may be related to the artist's immemorial “patronage problem.” Grossmann has suggested that he might have moved because of the presence in Brussels of Cardinal Granvelle, minister of the Spanish king, Philip II, and head until ...
... Brussels may be related to the artist's immemorial “patronage problem.” Grossmann has suggested that he might have moved because of the presence in Brussels of Cardinal Granvelle, minister of the Spanish king, Philip II, and head until ...
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