Pieter Bruegel and the Art of Laughter

Pieter Bruegel and the Art of Laughter
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9780520245211
ISBN-13 : 0520245210
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Book Synopsis Pieter Bruegel and the Art of Laughter by : Walter S. Gibson

Download or read book Pieter Bruegel and the Art of Laughter written by Walter S. Gibson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 humour.


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