Bruegel and Beyond: Netherlandish Drawings in the Royal Library of Belgium, 1500-1800

The Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels houses the largest collection of drawings in the country, and this book presents over one hundred master drawings from the library's vaults, offering new art-historical insights and revised attributions to artists such as Maarten van Heemskerck and Karel van Mander.

Format: Hardback
Length: 392 pages
Publication date: 14 February 2023
Publisher: Meta4Books vzw

The Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels is home to the most extensive collection of drawings in the country. Among its remarkable treasures are works by renowned artists from the Low Countries, such as Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Joris Hoefnagel, Hendrick Goltzius, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, and Jacques Jordaens.

However, due to limited research, this remarkable collection remains largely unknown to scholars and the general public. To introduce a wider audience to these invaluable works of art, this extensively illustrated publication presents for the first time over one hundred master drawings from the Royal Library's vaults. Not only does it offer fresh art-historical insights, but it also reveals numerous previously undiscovered drawings and revised attributions to artists like Maarten van Heemskerck and Karel van Mander.

This meticulously researched book, authored by thirty experts in the field, aims to make a substantial contribution to our understanding of the history of Netherlandish drawing from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Published by Hannibal Books, this publication is sure to captivate art enthusiasts and scholars alike.

Weight: 2466g
Dimension: 312 x 249 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789464366389