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"Mirror of the Earth" The World Landscape in Sixteenth-Century Flemish Painting

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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
Book Condition
Good
Book Title
"Mirror of the Earth"
Features
The book shows average wear. Foxing to the fore-edges of the, pages.
Subject
Art
ISBN
9780691040547
Publication Year
1989
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Author
Walter S. Gibson
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Genre
Art
Topic
General, European
Item Weight
57.1 Oz
Number of Pages
364 Pages

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Product Information

The Flemish world landscapes, which depict extensive panoramas seen in bird's-eye perspective and contain a wealth of map-like detail, were produced in large numbers, chiefly at Antwerp, during the sixteenth century. Although most major museums in the United States or Europe have at least one Flemish world landscape, relatively little has been written about this type of painting. As a corrective, Walter Gibson's copiously illustrated book presents a comprehensive study of the world landscape, establishing it as a distinct pictorial type and analyzing it within the artistic and intellectual milieu in which it flourished. We learn that far from being a medieval anachronism, as some scholars have insisted, the world landscape was very much a product of its time, associated with contemporary advances in cartography and reflecting a Renaissance view of the world and of man's relationship to it. The first chapters trace the development of the world landscape from its formulation by Joachim Patinir to its culmination in the art of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. They include a close examination of representative paintings together with discussions about the reasons for the popularity of the landscapes and about wider issues concerning art theory. The final chapter covers the gradual disappearance of the world landscape after its final efflorescence in the work of Jan Brueghel and Peter Paul Rubens.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691040540
ISBN-13
9780691040547
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2205662

Product Key Features

Author
Walter S. Gibson
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, European
Publication Year
1989
Type
Textbook
Genre
Art
Number of Pages
364 Pages

Dimensions

Item Weight
57.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Nd1359.2.G5 1989
Publication Name
Mirror Of the Earth : the World Landscape in Sixteenth-Century Flemish Painting
Copyright Date
1990
Target Audience
College Audience
Lccn
88-029308
Illustrated
Yes

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