Peter Bruegel: the elder
The Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel-sometimes called Peasant Bruegel-was the first great artist to paint scenes of ordinary peasant life and show the common man and woman as they went about their daily tasks and amusements. He is credited with bringing a humanizing spirit to painting- something that was lacking in medieval works and entirely absent from contemporary Renaissance paintings. His compositions are full of rich details and reward close examination; in fact, they are used by cultural hi…
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The Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel-sometimes called Peasant Bruegel-was the first great artist to paint scenes of ordinary peasant life and show the common man and woman as they went about their daily tasks and amusements. He is credited with bringing a humanizing spirit to painting- something that was lacking in medieval works and entirely absent from contemporary Renaissance paintings. His compositions are full of rich details and reward close examination; in fact, they are used by cultural historians as source material for old Flemish customs, styles of dress, cultivation, and many other asp.
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- Publication Date:©2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):TAJ Books International
- Place of Publication:Charlotte, North Carolina
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2014
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (color plates, 97 pages) : : 95 pages
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781844062911, 1844062910
- oclc:ocn891397567
- LC Classification:ND673.B73
- Dewey Decimal:759.9493
Table of Contents
""Introduction""; ""Plates""; ""Index""
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