Brugel to Rubens: Master of Flemish Painting

by Shawe-Taylor, Desmond

• ISBN13: 9781905686001
• ISBN10: 1905686005
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

Everyone is familiar with the Golden Age of Dutch art; this is an opportunity to explore its no less glorious Flemish counterpart. It is said that much of the greatest art is produced during periods of strife. In the mid-16th century, Flanders - the United Provinces in the north (modern Holland) and the Spanish Netherlands in the south (modern Belgium) - was the most sophisticated society in Europe, but its learning and luxury industries were all but annihilated by the so-called Dutch Revolt and by the Eighty Years War that followed (1568-1648). Two-thirds of the works discussed here were painted during this turbulent period, including Pieter Bruegel's ' Massacre of the Innocents of 1567 .' During the Renaissance the Low Countries attained a flawless technique of painting and the highest standards of craftsmanship. This tradition survived during even the worst years of the war.

Table of Contents

The Inheritance of Charles V: 1500-1555	p. 45
Revolt: 1555-1568	p. 73
War: 1568-1598	p. 93
The Archdukes: 1598-1633	p. 101
The Later Governors: 1633-1665	p. 161
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