Bruegel the master. Elke Oberthaler.

By:

Oberthaler, Elke

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Farnborough : Thames & Hudson Ltd. 2018.Description: 304 p. ill.; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780500239841
9780500239841

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Exhibition catalogs.

DDC classification:

759.9493 BRU 23

LOC classification:

NX554

Summary: 2019 sees the 450th anniversary of the death of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c 1525/30? 1569). To mark the occasion the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna is dedicating the world?s first ever major monograph exhibition to the artist widely regarded as the 16th century?s greatest Netherlandish painter.0Just over forty paintings by Bruegel?s own hand have been preserved to this day. The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna owns by far the largest collection, with twelve panels. This is due not least to the fact that, already in the 16th century, Habsburg collectors had recognised the exceptional quality and originality of Bruegel?s imagery and endeavoured to acquire his prestigious works. Bruegel?s popularity is also down to the stunning compositions themselves, which are often moralising and always teeming with characters, inviting the viewer to reflect on the multi-layered complexity of the image contents.00Exhibition: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria (02.10.2018 - 13.01.2019).

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	759.9493 BRU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		39002100639096

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 process: his perfect handling and execution, his virtuoso use of colour and his draughtsmanship - these are some of the many mysteries of this great artist. Bruegel's inventions and stories create artworks with a timeless power.

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2019 sees the 450th anniversary of the death of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c 1525/30? 1569). To mark the occasion the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna is dedicating the world?s first ever major monograph exhibition to the artist widely regarded as the 16th century?s greatest Netherlandish painter.0Just over forty paintings by Bruegel?s own hand have been preserved to this day. The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna owns by far the largest collection, with twelve panels. This is due not least to the fact that, already in the 16th century, Habsburg collectors had recognised the exceptional quality and originality of Bruegel?s imagery and endeavoured to acquire his prestigious works. Bruegel?s popularity is also down to the stunning compositions themselves, which are often moralising and always teeming with characters, inviting the viewer to reflect on the multi-layered complexity of the image contents.00Exhibition: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria (02.10.2018 - 13.01.2019).

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Elke Oberthaler is Chief Conservator of the Picture Gallery at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and a lecturer at the University of Applied Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts.

Sabine Penot is Curator of Early Netherlandish and Dutch paintings at the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Manfred Sellink is General Director and Head Curator of the Royal Museum for Fine Arts, Antwerp.

Ron Spronk is a technical art historian and professor of Art History at Queen's University, Ontario, and at Radboud University in the Netherlands.