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- ISBN 9789464941913
- Weight: 1916g
- Dimensions: 236 x 274mm
- Publication Date: 11 Apr 2025
- Publisher: Hannibal Books
- Publication City/Country: BE
- Product Form: Hardback
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Unique publication accompanying the astonishing exhibition on nature in the works of Arcimboldo, Bruegel, and Bassano
How did people in the Renaissance perceive nature and time? How were these relationships visualised in art? And what role did the fascinating cycles of seasons and months – expressed in ever-new and diverse forms – play in this context?
These are some of the central questions explored in this volume. Masterpieces by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Jacopo and Leandro Bassano, and many others are examined not only from an art historical perspective but also in terms of their content and original purpose for the patrons who commissioned them.
In addition to paintings, sculptures, and tapestries, the book presents clocks, globes, scientific instruments, and calendars, along with manuscripts and printed works related to the theme. Together, these objects illustrate how humanity oriented itself in the world and sought to find its place within it.
Francesca Del Torre Scheuch is a curator at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. She has contributed to numerous publications including Titian's Vision of Women: Beauty - Love - Poetry (2021), Natura in posa: capolavori dal Kunsthistorisches Museum di Vienna in dialogo con la fotografia contemporanea (2019) The Habsburg Dynasty: 600 Years of Imperial collections : 150 years of friendship Austria-Japan (2019) and Kunst voller Wein (2012).
