Pieter Bruegel

by Larry Silver

The exciting rediscovery in Spain of a missing canvas by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1525-69) has jolted a revived public awareness of this great Flemish painter. Best known for his amusing depictions of peasants, landscapes, and Bosch-like fantasies, Bruegel also created a wide range of highly original interpretations of religious themes in an era marked by religious controversies. Over a career of two decades as both a printmaker and a painter,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789211041
• ISBN13: 9780789211040
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 8.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 11.2" x 13.1"