Bosch, Dürer, Bruegel

The time has come, and the passionate thirst for renewal, like a hurricane, has seized the south of the European continent and then penetrated to the north. Innovation and a bold break with the past were born in different forms. For the Italians — an elevated idealization of man, worthy of admiration and elevated to the pedestal of a heroic personality. For the Germans and the Dutch — something completely different. Man — a creation of God, thinks more about the soul, he is part of the divine plan. The northern artist does not lead into the world of absolute beauty; he rather strives for plausibility, for ruthless authenticity of life or the astonishing spectacle of mystical revelations. But both share an increased interest in earthly life, in man and his deeds. The bright peaks of new thinking that brought about an unprecedented revolution in art were Albrecht Dürer, Hieronymus Bosch, and Pieter Bruegel. Their search for new forms, the ideal of spiritual freedom of the individual, sharp satire, and grotesque became the foundation for the brilliant flourishing of art of that era and a new breakthrough in the following century. The unique opportunity to immerse oneself in this mysterious, eerie world and to compare the strength and beauty of the creative gifts of these three masters is the goal of this publication.