Sujet
Peter Bruegel, 1606. Creator: Aegidius Sadeler (Flemish, c. 1570-1629).
Légende
Peter Bruegel, 1606. Around 1600, three decades after the death of artist Pieter Bruegel (about 1525-1569), a renewed interest in his work sparked the so-called Bruegel Renaissance. Admired for his scenes of everyday life and his realistic landscapes, he was highly praised for faithfully following nature. Appropriately, the inscription on Sadeler's print is a lengthy discussion about the imitation of nature, a matter of great interest to artists at the time. Bruegel is surrounded by Minerva and Mercury (who here personify Art and Eloquence, respectively) and a composite figure of Fortune and Fame. The cherub bearing the skull and torch at bottom is probably Thanatos, a classical symbol of death. He bows to mourn the artist, but as the still-flaming torch indicates, Bruegel's genius and fame are immortal.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F98_496
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
52,3Mo (8,1Mo) / 30,2cm x 43,4cm / 3568 x 5124 (300dpi)