$115.26
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2019
Summary
On the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the death of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c.1525⁄30-1569) the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna is mounting the first-ever large monograph exhibition of the leading Netherlandish painter of the 16th century. Only around forty paintings by Bruegel have survived, which is why museums and private collectors are right to count Bruegel’s paintings among their most precious and fragile holdings.
Bruegel’s popularity continues to be informed by his ofte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500239841 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500239843 |
| Author: | Manfred Sellink, Ron Spronk, Elke Oberthaler, Sabine Pénot |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.93kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 280mm |
Critics Review
As interesting to the layman as to the expert. Layer after layer, works are analysed, explored and decoded * The Times *
For those who can’t get to Vienna to view this wondrous gathering of paintings, drawings and engravings by art’s great original * Standpoint *
The formidable catalogue is a more approachable - certainly more convenient - way of appreciating the myriad detail of Bruegel’s paintings * The Jackdaw *
Richly illustrated * World of Interiors *
Lavishly illustrated … informative and readable. Contributors wear their knowledge lightly, even as they update you on the latest research * The Times, Art Books of the Year *
Manfred Sellink
Manfred Sellink is the director of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and the author of Bruegel: The Complete Paintings, Drawings and Prints.
Ron Spronk is Professor of Art History at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He also holds the Jheronimus Bosch Chair at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Sabine Pénot is Curator of Netherlandish and Dutch Paintings at the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM) in Vienna, Austria.
Elke Oberthaler is Head of Painting Conservation at the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM) in Vienna, Austria.
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