Bruegel: Defining a Dynasty

by Amy Orrock

Overview

This accompanying publication will explore the development and diversity of this legendary dynasty of Flemish painters over four generations and 150 years. From the proverb pictures and peasant festivals of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his eldest son Pieter Brueghel the Younger to the exquisite flower pieces of Jan 'Velvet' Brueghel and the captivating cabinet paintings of Jan van Kessel, the book will unravel the mysteries of the dynasty, and will explore how Bruegel's sons were able to emulate their father's model despite having no access to his paintings. The book will turn the spotlight on to the major Bruegel holdings in UK collections for the first time, telling the story of the dynasty through masterpieces from British public collections and a number of previously unseen works from private collections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781300527
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	04/30/2017
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dr Amy Orrock is an independent Curator and Bruegel specialist. She gained her doctorate on Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 2010 and since then has worked on exhibitions with the Royal Collection and the National Portrait Gallery. Jennifer Scott is the Director of the Holburne Museum, Bath. She was previously curator of paintings at Royal Collection Trust having previously worked at National Gallery London and National Museums Liverpool. She curated Bruegel to Rubens: Masters of Flemish Painting at The Queen's Galleries, London and Edinburgh and The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels, 2007-8; also 'Dutch Landscapes' at The Queen's Galleries, London and Edinburgh and The Bowes Museum, County Durham 2011-2012. She has published and lectured extensively on 16th and 17th century Dutch and Flemish art including Dutch Landscapes (2011) and Bruegel to Rubens (2007).