Bruegel the complete works
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Discover the complete works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the most significant artist of Flemish Renaissance painting. This XL monograph gathers all 40 paintings, 65 drawings, and 89 engravings—each piece a unique witness to both the religious mores and the close-knit folk culture of Bruegel’s time.
The life and times of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526/30–1569) were marked by stark cultural conflict. He witnessed religious wars, the Duke of Alba’s brutal rule as governor of the Netherlands, and the palpable effects of the Inquisition. To this day, the Flemish artist remains shrouded in mystery. We know neither where nor exactly when he was born. But while early scholarship emphasized the vernacular character of his painting and graphic work, modern research has attached greater importance to its humanistic content.
Starting out as a print designer for publisher Hieronymus Cock, Bruegel produced numerous print series that were distributed throughout Europe. These depicted vices and virtues alongside jolly peasant festivals and sweeping landscape panoramas. He would eventually increasingly turn to painting, working for the cultural elite of Antwerp and Brussels.
This monograph is a testament to Bruegel’s evolution as an artist, one who bravely confronted the issues of his day all the while proposing new inventions and solutions. Rather than idealizing reality, he addressed the horrors of religious warfare and took a critical stand against the institution of the Church. To this end, he developed his own pictorial language of dissidence, lacing innocuous everyday scenes with subliminal statements in order to escape repercussions.
This collection captures all the breadth and splendid detail of Bruegel’s oeuvre like never before, and gathers all 40 paintings, 65 drawings, and 89 engravings in pristine reproductions—each piece a unique witness to both the religious mores and the close-knit folk culture of Bruegel’s time.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 20 september 2022
Aantal pagina's: 492
Kaarten inbegrepen: Nee
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: JÜRgen MÜLler
Tweede Auteur: Thomas Schauerte
Hoofduitgeverij: Taschen Gmbh
Originele titel: Bruegel. The Complete Works
AI-gegenereerd: Nee
Dyslexievriendelijk: Nee
Editie: 1st edition
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 250 mm
Product hoogte: 40 mm
Product lengte: 340 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 260 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 40 mm
Verpakking lengte: 348 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 3617 g
eWaste: Nee
EAN: 9783836583619