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 v
... probably little less than their own. In compiling and writing this book, it was not my idea that the Bruegel “fine prints” are superior to the Bruegel paintings. On the other hand, the graphic works are not incidental to or unimportant ...
... probably little less than their own. In compiling and writing this book, it was not my idea that the Bruegel “fine prints” are superior to the Bruegel paintings. On the other hand, the graphic works are not incidental to or unimportant ...
Page vii
... probably will recall that sometime, somewhere, they have encountered also Breughel. Actually, all were used. Bruegel himself signed his pictures Brueg/Jel—when he signed them—until about 1559; thereafter, and until his death in 1569, he ...
... probably will recall that sometime, somewhere, they have encountered also Breughel. Actually, all were used. Bruegel himself signed his pictures Brueg/Jel—when he signed them—until about 1559; thereafter, and until his death in 1569, he ...
Page x
... probably by Philippe Galle (B497). Engraving by Frans Huys of “Skaters before the Gate of St. George in Antwerp” (B.zo5) from drawing M440. “Faith” or “Fides” (drawing, M442), now in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Engraved probably by P. Galle ...
... probably by Philippe Galle (B497). Engraving by Frans Huys of “Skaters before the Gate of St. George in Antwerp” (B.zo5) from drawing M440. “Faith” or “Fides” (drawing, M442), now in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Engraved probably by P. Galle ...
Page 3
... Probably for every man or woman who saw a 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 ...
... Probably for every man or woman who saw a 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 ...
Page 5
... sweet and simple, there probably would have been no such book as this, which seeks to explore the various worlds his genius illuminated. I. ntron'urtion. 5. Bruegel's landscape drawings and the engravings based on these drawings.
... sweet and simple, there probably would have been no such book as this, which seeks to explore the various worlds his genius illuminated. I. ntron'urtion. 5. Bruegel's landscape drawings and the engravings based on these drawings.
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