Clark, T. J.
T.J. Clark on Bruegel (Pocket Perspectives)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780500028667
- author:
- Clark, T. J.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions:
- 18.1 x 12.3 x 1.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
T.J. Clark's insightful analysis of Bruegel's art offers profound perspectives on the artist's use of satire and irony to reflect on the limitations of religion in an age marked by enforced orthodoxy and religious wars. Clark begins his examination with the medieval concept of Schlaraffenland, a whimsical dreamland of milk and honey, which serves as the starting point for his exploration of Bruegel's depictions of paradise and damnation. Through a close reading of some of Bruegel's most famous masterpieces, Clark reveals the hidden depths of the artist's work, exposing the satire behind his depictions of heaven and hell. At the heart of this book lies Bruegel's ironic yet tender picture of The Land of Cockaigne, where the vision of paradise is not one of heaven above, but on earth. This consumptive, empty, idle and irresponsible world is made of wholly worldly materials, just on the precipice of possibility.
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