Bosch and Bruegel From Enemy Painting to Everyday Life |
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| Author:
| Koerner, Joseph Leo |
| Series title: | The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-17228-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2016 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $68.00 |
Book Description:
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In this visually stunning and much anticipated book, acclaimed art historian Joseph Koerner casts the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel in a completely new light, revealing how the painting of everyday life was born from what seems its polar opposite: the depiction of an enemy hell-bent on destroying us. Supreme virtuoso of the biza
In this visually stunning and much anticipated book, acclaimed art historian Joseph Koerner casts the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel in a completely new light, revealing how the painting of everyday life was born from what seems its polar opposite: the depiction of an enemy hell-bent on destroying us. Supreme virtuoso of the biza