商品簡介
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 often socio-critical but always varied, entertaining and powerful compositions. They invite the spectator both to begin an artistic discourse with the work and to reflect on the complexity of its content. This spectacular catalogue invites readers to immerse themselves in the world of the Netherlandish master. The results of recent research on materials and techniques allow us to focus on Bruegel's creative proc
目次
Foreword by Sabine Haag
• Bruegel’s Life in Antwerp and Brussels, and His Afterlife and Critical Fortunes by Sabine Pénot and Manfred Sellink
• The History of the KHM’s Rich Holdings of Paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder by Alice Hoppe-Harnoncourt
• The Creative Process by Elke Oberthaler and Ron Spronk
• Catalogue: Paintings, Drawing and Prints
