Bruegel: The Complete Paintings, Drawings and Prints

by Manfred Sellink, Till-Holger Borchert (Preface)

The Classic Art Series Abrams is proud to announce a major event in art history. The Classic Art Series offers a comprehensive approach to publishing the Old Masters. Commissioned from important scholars, these books reproduce every known work by their subjects in large-format color illustrations, along with a general biographical and critical essay, commentaries, and extensive documentation, including a list of collections and extensive bibliography. Printed on the very finest paper using the most sophisticated technology available today, they are intended to be both beautiful art books and lasting contributions to knowledge. The Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525–1569) is considered to be the first Western landscape and genre painter. He has been especially beloved through the centuries for his paintings of peasant scenes. Along with an essay by Manfred Sellink, this book reprints the first biography of Bruegel, in facsimile and translation, written

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Art History

320 pages, Hardcover

First published October 29, 2007

Reviews

[Kirk Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's hard to say how well the colors of the paintings are reproduced on the page - the massive Taschen volume shows them looking a little darker - but they look great to my eyes and that will do. The volume is large, but you can lie on your back and rest it on your stomach and read it fairly comfortably. The writeups for each painting are concise but seem to do well in summing up the various opinions on the paintings, as well as pointing out some meanings and details. It's true I would have wanted more, but that not's the goal of the volume, and what it wants to do it does very well. The green cloth bookmark is a very nice addition.

[Chuck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating, gorgeous. Poring over a Bruegel is one of life's great pleasures.