Graphic Worlds of Peter Bruegel the ElderRenowned 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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... floats on the stream or moat beyond . It carries a cargo of strange monstrosities . A winged monkey perching on the gunwale evacuates into the stream . An original " hollow man " is in the prow , his agonized face framed in a boat on ...
... floats on the stream or moat beyond . It carries a cargo of strange monstrosities . A winged monkey perching on the gunwale evacuates into the stream . An original " hollow man " is in the prow , his agonized face framed in a boat on ...
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... floats near the bank , a bird perched on his belly - button , and a monk holding above him a switch of dry twigs . Still farther left , on a horse , an idiot town crier or scholar reads from a document in his hand . His horn hangs about ...
... floats near the bank , a bird perched on his belly - button , and a monk holding above him a switch of dry twigs . Still farther left , on a horse , an idiot town crier or scholar reads from a document in his hand . His horn hangs about ...
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... floats a fishing boat with sails prudently trimmed to catch the breeze - stands a church . Here Prudence may walk hand in hand with divine Providence . At the left a man lies in bed seriously ill . Providently he has summoned a medical ...
... floats a fishing boat with sails prudently trimmed to catch the breeze - stands a church . Here Prudence may walk hand in hand with divine Providence . At the left a man lies in bed seriously ill . Providently he has summoned a medical ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 81 |
OUTER WORLDSNATURE AND | 90 |
Village amid Woods | 96 |
Copyright | |
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