Inside Bruegel : The Play of Images in Children's Games

The work of Peter Bruegel the Elder (1525-69) is full of drama & human pathos; his canvases of peasants in the fields & squares of Flanders reveal the spirit of their age. This original book undertakes an inquiry into a single Bruegel painting -- the Children's Games -- in order to unlock the secrets of this great painter's art. The painting depicts a lively, chaotic gathering of boys & girls at play. Through his own close reading of the details of the painting, Snow reveals an arcane alphabetÓ for experience at its most densely nuanced. Shows us the power of great painting & the pleasures of passionate observation & interpretation. Dozens of color & black & white illustrations.Snow, Edward is the author of 'Inside Bruegel : The Play of Images in Children's Games', published 2000 under ISBN 9780788195259 and ISBN 0788195255.