- Compact, affordable introduction to some of the world's most popular
artists, looking at their works in incredible detail - Filled with
superbly reproduced full-page, close-up details, offering new views of
some of the world's most popular paintings Pieter Bruegel invites us to
study and to admire his work down to the tiniest element. He was a
trained and experienced miniaturist, draughtsman and print designer:
skills that combined with his brilliant painting technique enable us to
read every image and every detail. Bruegel created a world of
unprecedented visual richness: it is impossible to take in everything at
once, as there is so much to see. Even experts who have studied his work
for years are continually surprised by new discoveries. Alongside this
rich viewing experience, Bruegel always offers layers of visual and
intellectual meaning, expressed most clearly in the details. Not to
forget the equally characteristic dollop of humor we find in the subtle
and ironic way he approaches his fellow human beings and their universal
and timeless foibles. Bruegel in Detail homes in on the extraordinary
visual, technical and intellectual wealth of this master's work. Every
detail in Bruegel is packed with significance and relevance.
