From Bosch to Bruegel: favorite paintings case

The Northern Renaissance is not so much a variation of a common process for Europe, but rather a self-contained, deeply distinctive phenomenon. German and Dutch artists Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, Albrecht Dürer, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Matthias Grünewald... did not limit themselves to copying individual forms of Italian painting, but embodied their own original vision, permeated with a mystical worldview and symbolism. In their whimsical paintings, the religious intertwines with the mundane, God reveals Himself in the harmony of nature, biblical themes penetrate earthly life, and reflect the desperate search for truth, anxious premonitions, the quiet poetry of everyday life in all its details — and the absurdity, meaninglessness of life devoid of a spiritual beginning. This illustrated edition includes lectures by art historian Paola Dmitrievna Volkova, the author of the famous cycle A Bridge over the Abyss, dedicated to the artists of the Northern Renaissance, revised and supplemented for the reader's convenience. The book is for those who value art and want to receive a truly valuable gift for their library.