Table of Contents

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Vernacular discourse and the art/nature debate; Art, conversation, and the convivium tradition; Feast your eyes, feast your mind; Classicizing the popular or popularizing the classics; He that cometh after me; To see yourself within it; Conclusion: Hans Vredeman de Vries and Pieter Bruegel: an artistic confrontation; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author

Todd M. Richardson is an assistant professor of Renaissance and Baroque Art History at the University of Memphis, USA. He is also co-editor of The Transformation of Vernacular Expression in Early Modern Arts (2011) and an editor for the book series, Proteus: Studies in Early Modern Identity Formation.

Reviews

'... Richardson provides a detailed visual analysis of the painter’s artistic intentions... Recommended.' Choice 'Richardson’s major contribution lies in reminding us of the artistry of Bruegel’s art, its sophisticated awareness of the complex artistic milieu in which it was produced.' Renaissance Quarterly '... to the often-repeated thesis that Bruegel’s contemporaries responded to his paintings chiefly by deciphering their disguised symbolism, Richardson offers a more plausible alternative, which deserves further exploration.' Burlington Magazine