In this brilliant, original and lavishly illustrated book, Edward Snow undertakes an inquiry into a single painting by the Flemish master Peter Bruegel the Elder -the kaleidoscopic Children's Games -in order to unlock the secrets of the great painter's art.
"Edward Snow has an eye--and a mind--for details. He has lovingly ventured inside Bruegel's Children's Games, and his intense, intimate prose enables us to linger in the vast, sprawling scene, savoring each of the marvelous figures and pondering their rich and complex interrelations. This extraordinary sustained act of critical attention will transform our understanding of Bruegel's art and help t
