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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Page 10
... face in profile, open-mouthed and wild-eyed, formed by the configuration of the rocks, just left of center and about a quarter of the way down from the top edge. This “great stone face,” had it been carried over, would have appeared ...
... face in profile, open-mouthed and wild-eyed, formed by the configuration of the rocks, just left of center and about a quarter of the way down from the top edge. This “great stone face,” had it been carried over, would have appeared ...
Page 12
... face of the holy man. The lion is a frequent companion of this Saint in Renaissance art. In this print a circle is inscribed above Saint Jerome's hat, serving as a “radiance” to symbolize his sanctity. The hiding of the face is a ...
... face of the holy man. The lion is a frequent companion of this Saint in Renaissance art. In this print a circle is inscribed above Saint Jerome's hat, serving as a “radiance” to symbolize his sanctity. The hiding of the face is a ...
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... face. That is the peasant plodding along the hillock at right, back of and above the wagon. His dark profile shows, insofar as it is not hidden by the hat. The wagoner, however, turns his back toward us. So too does the figure seated by ...
... face. That is the peasant plodding along the hillock at right, back of and above the wagon. His dark profile shows, insofar as it is not hidden by the hat. The wagoner, however, turns his back toward us. So too does the figure seated by ...
Page 20
... face is barely visible under his hat. A little to the left stands another man, his back turned toward us. He leans on the long, straight pole of his scythe. His concern is to get a little rest. To his left and beyond, a wagoner is ...
... face is barely visible under his hat. A little to the left stands another man, his back turned toward us. He leans on the long, straight pole of his scythe. His concern is to get a little rest. To his left and beyond, a wagoner is ...
Page 22
... faces, accordingly—and characteristically—show not at all. The foot soldier and the rearmost rider have, however, turned their heads toward right, as if in response to a wave of the arm from the pedestrian who walks on what might be ...
... faces, accordingly—and characteristically—show not at all. The foot soldier and the rearmost rider have, however, turned their heads toward right, as if in response to a wave of the arm from the pedestrian who walks on what might be ...
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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