BOOK PRESENTATION
BRUEGEL. THE HAND OF THE MASTER

THE 450TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION – ESSAYS IN CONTEXT

Bruegel. The Hand of the Master – The 450th Anniversary Edition – Essays in Context comprises contributions by international scholars, scientists and conservators, which were first presented at a symposium held in conjunction with the exhibition Bruegel. The Hand of the Master at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in December 2018.

EDITED BY ALICE HOPPE-HARNONCOURT, ELKE OBERTHALER, SABINE PÉNOT, MANFRED SELLINK, RON SPRONK

The focus of this publication is on insights derived from the artworks themselves. The results of these new investigations into Bruegel’s drawings and paintings, which used and are based on modern imaging techniques, the natural sciences and dendrochrono­logy, as well as observations and careful analyses by the paintings’ restorers provide brand-new information. The study of Bruegel’s compositions and what he actually depicted is placed in the wider context of the life and times of the artist and his patrons. Augmented with the latest research into Bruegel’s life, the historical art market and earlier perceptions of his oeuvre, the volume offers an important reappraisal of this outstanding master and new directions for future study.

Five essays by the curators of the exhibition initially only available in the ebook version of the 2018 exhibition catalogue are also included.

DATE

5 March 2020 at 6.30 p.m.

VENUE

Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
Bassanosaal (2nd floor)

SPEAKER

Sabine Haag
Director General of the KHM-Museumsverband

GUEST SPEAKERS

Gautier Platteau
Publisher, Hannibal Publishing, Veurne, Belgium

Maryan Ainsworth
Alvaro Saieh Curator, European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Anmeldung unter: bruegel2020@khm.at