- A scholarly title commemorating the 450th anniversary of the death of
Pieter Bruegel the Elder- This essay volume is based on the papers held
during 2018's Bruegel Symposium at the Kunsthistorisches Museum,
ViennaPieter Bruegel the Elder is internationally acclaimed as the
greatest 16th century painter in the Netherlands. The 450th anniversary
of his death is being celebrated in 2019. The Kunsthistorisches Museum
in Vienna therefore organized the largest ever exhibition devoted solely
to this artist. Here, researchers were able to study Bruegel's work in
detail and this resulted in the bestseller Bruegel - The Hand of the
Master. This essay volume is an addition to that publication and
commemorates the 450th anniversary of the death of Pieter Bruegel the
elder. The content of this book is based on the papers held during
2018's Bruegel Symposium at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. This symposium
was part of an important exhibition and research project on the creative
processes of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and was organized by Elke
Oberthaler (Head of Paintings Conservation, Kunsthistorisches Museum),
Sabine Pénot (Curator for Netherlandish and Dutch Painting,
Kunsthistorisches Museum), Manfred Sellink (Director, Royal Museum of
Fine Arts, Antwerp and Professor of Art History, Ghent University) and
Ron Spronk (Professor of Art History, Queen's University, Kingston,
Ontario and Radboud University, Nijmegen), with Alice Hoppe-Harnoncourt
(Kunsthistorisches Museum). The symposium brought together renowned
Bruegel scholars, conservators, and scientists who offered new insights
into Pieter Bruegel the Elder's paintings, drawings and prints.
