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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... Netherlands and elsewhere, largely as a leading “inventor” of designs intended for copperplate engraving. He was the first link in a chain that produced prints intended for his day and age—prints that increasing numbers of burghers ...
... Netherlands and elsewhere, largely as a leading “inventor” of designs intended for copperplate engraving. He was the first link in a chain that produced prints intended for his day and age—prints that increasing numbers of burghers ...
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... Netherlands. Now, nearly 400 years after Bruegel's death, fewer than thirty paintings survive which, in the opinion of all or most authorities, are authentic works of his. We can hardly expect, however much we might hope, that this ...
... Netherlands. Now, nearly 400 years after Bruegel's death, fewer than thirty paintings survive which, in the opinion of all or most authorities, are authentic works of his. We can hardly expect, however much we might hope, that this ...
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... Netherlands. And even prior to Bosch there was a rich tradition of the demonic-didactic—the art, so to speak, of scaring folks into avoiding evil, or of enjoying the thought of such a scare being administered to others, who needed it ...
... Netherlands. And even prior to Bosch there was a rich tradition of the demonic-didactic—the art, so to speak, of scaring folks into avoiding evil, or of enjoying the thought of such a scare being administered to others, who needed it ...
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... Netherlands master, Bruegel, it is worth mentioning that Erasmus of Rotterdam edited Jerome's complete works in nine volumes (Basel, 1 5 16—10). In the increasing humanistic influence and enthusiasm of Bruegel's age, Jerome, as the ...
... Netherlands master, Bruegel, it is worth mentioning that Erasmus of Rotterdam edited Jerome's complete works in nine volumes (Basel, 1 5 16—10). In the increasing humanistic influence and enthusiasm of Bruegel's age, Jerome, as the ...
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... Netherlands bourgeois, a steadfast citizen of Antwerp or Brussels, prints of Alpine majesty, such as this and others reproduced here, must have seemed spectacular and exciting—fine conversation pieces for Bruegel's fellow Flemings. 24 ...
... Netherlands bourgeois, a steadfast citizen of Antwerp or Brussels, prints of Alpine majesty, such as this and others reproduced here, must have seemed spectacular and exciting—fine conversation pieces for Bruegel's fellow Flemings. 24 ...
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Adriaan Barnouw allegorical figure Angeles Antwerp appears artist Avarice bagpipe Bastelaer birds boat Bosch Boymans Museum Bruegel originals Bruegel prints Bruegel the Elder Bruegel’s death Brussels carrack castle church corner dated demon Ebria Feinblatt Engraved by vdH engraver’s face farther figure filled find fine fire first fish five Flemish floats fly foreground Fortitude Fritz Grossmann galleon galley Golden Legend graphic grisaille hand head Heyden horizon human identified Jake Zeitlin Jerome Bosch Jerome Cock Jesus Kunsthistorisches Museum landscape Latin caption lechery looking lower left lower right man’s mast monster Mopsus mountain naked Netherlands one’s original drawing painting peasant Peter Bruegel Philippe Galle picture plate poop deck probably publisher reproduced by permission sails Saint scene scholar seems seen seven seven Virtues ship shows significant sinners Sins stands Stridbeck subjects suggested surviving symbol Tolnay Translation of Latin tree vessels Vienna Virtues warship woman