From Van Eyck to Bruegel
Early Netherlandish Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Keith Christiansen ; Maryan Wynn Ainsworth ; N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York
ISBN: 0870998714
ISBN-13: 9780870998713
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published date: 1998
Pages: 452
Publisher's Notes
Beginning about 1425, artists from the area of modern Belgium and Holland created paintings startling in their realism and innovative approach. This book begins with the work of the legendary inventor of oil painting, Jan van Eyck, and concludes with that of the highly original genius Pieter Bruegel. More than 100 colorplates with individual commentaries present the accomplishments of virtually every key figure of the period, all drawn from the extensive holdings of the Metropolitan. The work of Robert Campin, Rogier van der Weyden, Gerard David, and Hans Memling is included.
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