Pieter Brueghel was the first important member of a family of artists who were active for four generations. Firstly a drawer before becoming a painter later, he painted religious themes, such as Babel

Sense of a Scene Pieter Bruegels mastery of composition and community Discover the complete works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the most significant artist of Dutch Renaissance painting. This XL monograph gathers all 39 paintings, 65 drawings, and 89 etchingseach piece a unique witness to both the religious mores and the close-knit folk culture of Bruegels time, from the biblica...(展开全部)

Sense of a Scene Pieter Bruegels mastery of composition and community Discover the complete works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the most significant artist of Dutch Renaissance painting. This XL monograph gathers all 39 paintings, 65 drawings, and 89 etchingseach piece a unique witness to both the religious mores and the close-knit folk culture of Bruegels time, from the biblica...(展开全部)

Manfred Sellink, author also of Bruegel: The Complete Paintings, Drawings and Prints, is the director of City Museums of Bruges, and is a former curator at the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam.

The life and times of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526/30–1569) were marked by stark cultural conflict. He witnessed religious wars, the Duke of Alba’s brutal rule as governor of the Netherlands, and the palpable effects of the Inquisition. To this day, the Flemish artist remains shrouded in mystery. We know neither where nor exactly when he was born. But while early scholarsh...(展开全部)

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 bizarre, diabolic, and outlandish, ...(展开全部)

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 bizarre, diabolic, and outlandish, ...(展开全部)