BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder

Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1525-1569 (born c. 1525, probably Breda, duchy of Brabant ?? died Sept. 5/9, 1569, Brussels) Greatest Netherlandish painter of the 16th century. Not much is known of his early life, but in 1551 he set off for Italy, where he produced his earliest signed painting, Landscape with Christ and the Apostles at the Sea of Tiberias (c. 1553). Returning to Flanders in 1555, he achieved some fame with a series of satirical, moralizing prints in the style of Hiëronymus Bosch, commissioned by an Antwerp engraver. He is best known for his paintings of Netherlandish proverbs, seasonal landscapes, and realistic views of peasant life and folklore, but he also took a novel approach to religious subject matter, portraying biblical events in panoramic scenes, often viewed from above. He had many important patrons; most of his paintings were commissioned by collectors. In addition to many drawings and engravings, about 40 authenticated paintings from his enormous output have survived. His sons, Peter Brueghel the Younger and Jan, the Elder Brueghel (both of whom restored to the name the h their father had abandoned), and later imitators carried his style into the 18th century.


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BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder The  Little  Tower of Babel oil


The Little Tower of Babel
Painting ID::  5480
The Little Tower of Babel
c. 1563 Oil on panel, 60 x 74.5 cm Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam
   
   
     

BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder The Beggars gf oil


The Beggars gf
Painting ID::  5481
The Beggars gf
1568 Oil on wood, 18 x 21 cm Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
1568 Oil_on_wood,_18_x_21_cm Mus??e_du_Louvre,_Paris
   
   
     

BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder The Land of Cockayne g oil


The Land of Cockayne g
Painting ID::  5482
The Land of Cockayne g
1567 Oil on panel, 52 x 78 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
1567 Oil_on_panel,_52_x_78_cm Alte_Pinakothek,_Munich
   
   
     

BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder The Peasant Dance fdg oil


The Peasant Dance fdg
Painting ID::  5483
The Peasant Dance fdg
1568 Oil on oak panel, 114 x 164 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
   
   
     

BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder The Triumph of Death fyfg oil


The Triumph of Death fyfg
Painting ID::  5484
The Triumph of Death fyfg
c. 1562 Oil on panel, 117 x 162 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid
   
   
     

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     BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder
     Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1525-1569 (born c. 1525, probably Breda, duchy of Brabant ?? died Sept. 5/9, 1569, Brussels) Greatest Netherlandish painter of the 16th century. Not much is known of his early life, but in 1551 he set off for Italy, where he produced his earliest signed painting, Landscape with Christ and the Apostles at the Sea of Tiberias (c. 1553). Returning to Flanders in 1555, he achieved some fame with a series of satirical, moralizing prints in the style of Hiëronymus Bosch, commissioned by an Antwerp engraver. He is best known for his paintings of Netherlandish proverbs, seasonal landscapes, and realistic views of peasant life and folklore, but he also took a novel approach to religious subject matter, portraying biblical events in panoramic scenes, often viewed from above. He had many important patrons; most of his paintings were commissioned by collectors. In addition to many drawings and engravings, about 40 authenticated paintings from his enormous output have survived. His sons, Peter Brueghel the Younger and Jan, the Elder Brueghel (both of whom restored to the name the h their father had abandoned), and later imitators carried his style into the 18th century.

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