Landscape and Philosophy in the Art of Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625)
Author | : Leopoldine van Hogendorp Prosperetti |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780754660903 |
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In this first comprehensive full length study in English on the art of Jan Brueghel the Elder, Leopoldine Prosperetti discloses the nature of the philosophical culture of Antwerp at the time, show its importance in the lives of cultivated citizens, and reveals the patterns of thought and visual stratagems by which his landscapes underwrite the pursuit of wisdom. The book presents a new model for the interpretation of a range of visual genres, including various types of landscape, that were popular in the Antwerp picture trade.