{"title":"Books by Thomas Schauerte","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"bruegel-la-obra-completa","title":"Bruegel: La obra completa","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo this day, the life and work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526\/30–1569) remain enigmatic. The era of the Flemish artist was marked by religious and political conflicts. His lifetime encompassed the Wars of Religion, the beginning of the brutal rule of the Duke of Alba as governor of the Spanish Netherlands, and the horrors of the Inquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reveals Bruegel as an artist who courageously engaged with his time and arrived at new visual concepts and solutions through his own ideas. He did not idealize reality but addressed the cruelty of the religious wars and was critical of the Catholic Church’s claim to sole representation. Bruegel skillfully concealed his political and religious views behind a highly subtle, allusive visual language, especially evident in his crowded scenes, which invite the viewer to discover the hidden, underlying messages in seemingly innocent everyday scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile early research emphasized the popular character of Bruegel’s painting and graphics, current studies focus on the humanistic content of his work. The beginnings of the painter coincide with his work for the publisher Hieronymus Cock. Bruegel designed numerous original and graphic series of images that were successfully distributed throughout Europe. Alongside depictions of virtues and vices, lively peasant festivals and impressive landscape panoramas appeared. Over the course of his career, Bruegel increasingly concentrated on painting, creating works primarily for the cultural elite of Antwerp and Brussels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis monograph presents the work of this exceptional artist in never-before-seen proximity through full views and magnificent details. All 40 paintings, 65 drawings, and 89 engravings are thoroughly examined, revealing Bruegel as a socially critical artist and as a sharp-witted and entertaining commentator on a time shaped by political, social, and religious upheavals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57131210178904,"sku":"9783836583596","price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/9783836583596.jpg?v=1776463518"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.plasticbooks.uk\/en\/collections\/libros-thomas-schauerte.oembed","provider":"Plastic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}