Bruegel and Beyond : Netherlandish Drawings in the Royal Library of Belgium, ...

Hannibal Books

Bruegel and BeyondNetherlandish Drawings in the Royal Library of Belgium, 1500-1800\nAuthor(s): Daan van Heesch, Sarah Van Ooteghem, Joris Van Grieken\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Hannibal Books, Belgium\nImprint: Hannibal Books\nISBN-13: 9789464366389, 978-9464366389\nSynopsis\nThe Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels houses the largest collection of drawings in the country. Among its highlights are works by leading artists of the Low Countries, including Pieter Bruegel I, Joris Hoefnagel, Hendrick Goltzius, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, and Jacques Jordaens.\n\n As the librarys collection has been little studied up to now, it is largely unknown to scholars and the general public. To acquaint a wider audience with these important works of art, this richly illustrated publication brings together for the first time over one hundred master drawings from the Royal Librarys vaults. Not only new art-historical insights are presented, but also numerous rediscovered drawings and revs