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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... churches or other places open to the public. There might have been a group of such pictures, had not Bruegel's untimely death at the age of about 44 intervened (September 9, 1569). According to the writer Karel van. Introduction. 3. Mander ...
... churches or other places open to the public. There might have been a group of such pictures, had not Bruegel's untimely death at the age of about 44 intervened (September 9, 1569). According to the writer Karel van. Introduction. 3. Mander ...
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... Church and the conduct of its hierarchy. Now is the time to turn from preliminaries to the graphic work itself, divided into subject matter sections which help to make clear the range and variety of Bruegel engravings. The complexity ...
... Church and the conduct of its hierarchy. Now is the time to turn from preliminaries to the graphic work itself, divided into subject matter sections which help to make clear the range and variety of Bruegel engravings. The complexity ...
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... church nestle in the ravine, above the bridge; along the hillcrest halfway up at the left stands a church, partly concealed by a protective wall. The church has an “onion dome ” such as is still seen in the Tirol and southern Bavaria ...
... church nestle in the ravine, above the bridge; along the hillcrest halfway up at the left stands a church, partly concealed by a protective wall. The church has an “onion dome ” such as is still seen in the Tirol and southern Bavaria ...
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... Church Father. Later he learned Hebrew also. After traveling widely throughout the Roman Empire, he fell ill in Antioch. The story is told that in a dream Jesus appeared and chided him for wishing more to be a Ciceronian than a ...
... Church Father. Later he learned Hebrew also. After traveling widely throughout the Roman Empire, he fell ill in Antioch. The story is told that in a dream Jesus appeared and chided him for wishing more to be a Ciceronian than a ...
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... church is dotted with animals and birds feeding. A worker stands still higher. The village farther up the valley clusters around another church, and on a hill far up the valley still another church tower is silhouetted. Somewhat to the ...
... church is dotted with animals and birds feeding. A worker stands still higher. The village farther up the valley clusters around another church, and on a hill far up the valley still another church tower is silhouetted. Somewhat to the ...
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