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Pieter Bruegel
c.1525-69
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.
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Painting ID:: 42676
Hunters in the snow
MK169
1565
oil Paint and tempered on panel 118x164cm
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Painting ID:: 42677
Farmer wedding
MK169
ca. 1565 oil Paint on panel 114x163cm
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Painting ID:: 42678
The blind leads the blind persons
MK169
1568 Tempered on cloth ca.86x173cm Museo Nazionale, Napels
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Painting ID:: 42944
The Adration of the kings
mk170
1564
Oil on oak
112.1x83.9cm
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Painting ID:: 45450
battle between carnival and fast
mk186
1889
Vienna art historic museum
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Pieter Bruegel
c.1525-69
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.
. Related Artists to Pieter Bruegel: | Edward Henry Potthast Prints | Paton, Sir Joseph Noel | Gustave Brion | Anna Bilinska-Bohdanowicz | Jean-Leon Gerome |
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