Pieter Bruegel and the Art of Laughter (Adobe Reader) ebook download Walter S. Gibson

Pieter Bruegel and the Art of Laughter

Pieter Bruegel (ca. 1525-1569), generally considered the greatest Flemish painter of the sixteenth century, was described in 1604 by his earliest biographer as a supremely comic artist, few of whose works failed to elicit laughter. Today, however, we approach Bruegel's art as anything but a laughing matter. His paintings and drawings are thought to conceal profound allegories best illuminated with scholarly erudition. In this delightfully engaging book, Walter S. Gibson takes a new look at Bruegel, arguing that the artist was no erudite philosopher, but a man very much in the world, and that a significant part of his art is best appreciated in the context of humor. In his illuminating examination of the witty and amusing elements in Bruegel's paintings, prints, and drawings in relation to the sixteenth century European culture of laughter, Gibson reminds us exactly why Bruegel was one of the most original artists of his time. In a series of engrossing chapters, Gibson explores the function and production of laughter in the sixteenth century, examines the ways in which Bruegel exploited the comic potential of Hieronymus Bosch, and traces how the artist developed his remarkable gift for physiognomy in his work, culminating in three paintings of festive peasants he produced during the 1560s: the Wedding Dance, the Kermis, and the Wedding Banquet. Gibson also takes a detailed look at the Dulle Griet, Bruegel's most complex evocation of Bosch.

Share your thoughts on the Pieter Bruegel and the Art of Laughter ebook with other internet viewers!

Title of ebook: Pieter Bruegel and the Art of Laughter
ISBN: 9780520932081
parent-ISBN: 9780520245211
Publisher: University of California Press
Internet download file size: 3821 kb
Pages: 287
Published: 02-2006
Released online for download: 02-01-2006
Author of eBook: Gibson, Walter S.

Format

Encrypted

Sku

ISBN

File size

Security

Printing

Copying

Read aloud

Devices

Digital Editions

Yes

0520932080

9780520932081

3821 KB

n/a

Not allowed

No

Sys Requirments

Download reader