Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Müller, Jürgen, 1961-
2. Schauerte, Thomas Ulrich, 1967-
3. Prohaska, Abigail Ryan
4. Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, host institution.

Description

1. 492 pages : illustrations (some color); 41 cm

Summary

1. "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. To produce this XXL-sized collection, TASCHEN undertook a comprehensive photographic campaign, capturing all the breadth and splendid detail of Bruegel's oeuvre like never before. The result 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. Marking the 450th anniversary of his death and his first ever monographic exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, this volume is the most immersive journey into Bruegel's unique visual universe." -- Provided by publisher

Alternative title

1. TASCHEN presents
2. Bruegel
3. Complete works Bruegel

Subject

1. Painting, Belgian
2. Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569
3. 1500-1599
4. Painting, Belgian > 16th century > Exhibitions
5. Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569 > Criticism and interpretation
6. Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
7. Biographies
8. Exhibition catalogs
9. Criticism, interpretation, etc
10. Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien Exhibitions

Genre/Form

1. Biographies.
2. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
3. Exhibition catalogs.

Contents

1. The life of Pieter Bruegel the Elder -- In the labyrinth of meaning: the Wimmel pictures -- Inner and outer vision: images of the mistaken search for God -- Hell on earth: Bosch and Bruegel -- Another Apelles: the Grisailles -- Easting: the peasant pictures -- The face of the world: landscapes and seasons -- In deep snow: the winter pictures -- An aesthetic of subversion: the late works -- Epilogue -- Catalogue of paintings -- Catalogue of drawings -- Catalogue of copper engravings.

Call number

1. (C.R.) MCH B89 20-1712

Note

1. Names of editors on spine: Jürgen Müller, Thomas Schauerte.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569, artist.

Title

1. Pieter Bruegel : the complete works / [authors, Jürgen Müller, Thomas Schauerte ; translation, Abigail Prohaska].

Publisher

1. Cologne : Taschen GmbH, [2018]

Copyright date

1. ©2018

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local note

1. Catalogues Raisonnés Collection (NYPL, Art & Architecture).

Chronological term

1. 1500-1599

Added author

1. Müller, Jürgen, 1961- author.
2. Schauerte, Thomas Ulrich, 1967- author.
3. Prohaska, Abigail Ryan, translator.
4. Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, host institution.

Cover title

1. Bruegel

ISBN

1. 3836556898
2. 9783836556897

Research call number

1. (C.R.) MCH B89 20-1712