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Book Description: University of California Press, 2006. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from UK. Bookseller Inventory # WF-9780520245211

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Book Description: The University Press Group Ltd, United States, 2006. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 235 x 159 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Pieter Bruegel (ca. 1525-1569), generally considered the greatest Flemish painter of the sixteenth century, was described in 1604 by his earliest biographer as a supremely comic artist, few of whose works failed to elicit laughter. Today, however, we approach Bruegel's art as anything but a laughing matter. His paintings and drawings are thought to conceal profound allegories best illuminated with scholarly erudition. In this delightfully engaging book, Walter S. Gibson takes a new look at Bruegel, arguing that the artist was no erudite philosopher, but a man very much in the world, and that a significant part of his art is best appreciated in the context of humor. In his illuminating examination of the witty and amusing elements in Bruegel's paintings, prints, and drawings in relation to the sixteenth century European culture of laughter, Gibson reminds us exactly why Bruegel was one of the most original artists of his time.In a series of engrossing chapters, Gibson explores the function and production of laughter in the sixteenth century, examines the ways in which Bruegel exploited the comic potential of Hieronymus Bosch, and traces how the artist developed his remarkable gift for physiognomy in his work, culminating in three paintings of festive peasants he produced during the 1560s: the Wedding Dance, the Kermis, and the Wedding Banquet. Gibson also takes a detailed look at the Dulle Griet, Bruegel's most complex evocation of Bosch. Bookseller Inventory # AAH9780520245211

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Book Description: University of California Press. Book Condition: New. New, This item can not be shipped Internationl. Bookseller Inventory # 0520245210

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Book Description: University of California Press, 2006. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from UK. Bookseller Inventory # WF-9780520245211

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Book Description: University of California Press, Berkerley, 2006. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # 1967982

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Book Description: Univ of California Pr, 2006. Hardcover. Book Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 266 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __0520245210

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Book Description: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS, THE, BERKELEY, CA, 2006. Encuadernacion original. Book Condition: Nuevo. xxi + 256 paginas, figuras. Bookseller Inventory # 396352

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Book Description: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 2006. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened - 267 pages. Bookseller Inventory # 51887

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