Elizabeth Alice Honig

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Pieter Bruegel and the Idea of Human NaturePaperback, 3 January 2023

Pieter Bruegel and the Idea of Human Nature
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Part of Series
Renaissance Lives
Print Length
272 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Date Published
3 Jan 2023
ISBN-10
1789146755
ISBN-13
9781789146752

Description

A fresh account of the life, ideas, and art of the beloved Northern Renaissance master.

In sixteenth-century Northern Europe, during a time of increasing religious and political conflict, Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel explored how people perceived human nature. Bruegel turned his critical eye and peerless paintbrush to mankind's labors and pleasures, its foibles and rituals of daily life, portraying landscapes, peasant life, and biblical scenes in startling detail. Much like the great humanist scholar Erasmus of Rotterdam, Bruegel questioned how well we really know ourselves and also how we know, or visually read, others. His work often represented mankind's ignorance and insignificance, emphasizing the futility of ambition and the absurdity of pride.

This superbly illustrated volume examines how Bruegel's art and ideas enabled people to ponder what it meant to be human. Published to coincide with the four-hundred-fiftieth anniversary of Bruegel's death, it will appeal to all those interested in art and philosophy, the Renaissance, and Flemish painting.

Product Details

Author:
Elizabeth Alice Honig
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
3 January 2023
Dimensions:
20.83 x 14.22 x 2.79 cm
ISBN-10:
1789146755
ISBN-13:
9781789146752
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Publisher:
Weight:
544.31 gm

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