Bruegel
The Complete Works
$148.33
- Hardcover
492 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2023
Summary
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 res…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836583619 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836583615 |
| Author: | Thomas Schauerte, Jürgen Müller |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 492 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2023 |
| Weight: | 3.63kg |
| Dimensions: | 92mm x 264mm x 351mm |
| Series: | Fp |
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Critics Review
”…one of the most imaginative, original and captivating artists in history.”
Packed with superlative reproductions. * The Times *
One of the most imaginative, original and captivating artists in history. * The Guardian *
Like Shakespeare, Bruegel can capture the theatre of life in scenes that are comic yet full of acute psychological portraits. * The Guardian *
Thomas Schauerte
Jürgen Müller holds the chair of Early Modern and Modern Art History at the Technical University of Dresden. He studied Art History at the universities of Bochum, Mu¨nster, Pisa, Paris, and Amsterdam, and has worked as an art critic and curator of numerous exhibitions. He is also the editor of TASCHEN’s movies by decade series.
Thomas Schauerte is the director of the municipal museums in Aschaffenburg. Until 2019 he was the manager of the Albrecht Dürer House, the City Museum and the art collections of the City of Nuremberg. He is a specialist in graphic art whose research focusses on Albrecht Dürer and the art of the Middle Ages and the Baroque period.
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