Pieter Bruegel: Parables of Order and Enterprise (Studies in Netherlandish Visual Culture)
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Review ' ... every reader, however well-acquainted with this period and this culture, will at some point be caught by an unexpected, quirky reference, and find himself turning to Kavaler's bibliography saying 'goodness, I didn't know that at all'!' Elizabeth Alice Honig, Burlington Magazine Read more Book Description Investigates Bruegel's depictions of folkloric themes and the visual structures that the artist used to communicate. Kavaler demonstrates that Bruegel's depictions of popular fables address issues of social transformation and conflict, affirming the ideal of a stable, hierarchical society, an ethos opposed to a culture increasingly oriented toward business. Read more
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