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 Landscape of the Alps oil


Landscape of the Alps
Painting ID::  5475
Landscape of the Alps
Pen and sepia ink Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
Pen_and_sepia_ink Mus??e_du_Louvre,_Paris
   
   
     

BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder Big Fishes Eat Little Fishes g oil


Big Fishes Eat Little Fishes g
Painting ID::  5476
Big Fishes Eat Little Fishes g
1556 Pen drawing Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna
1556 Pen_drawing Graphische_Sammlung_Albertina,_Vienna
   
   
     

BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder The Painter and the Buyer fg oil


The Painter and the Buyer fg
Painting ID::  5477
The Painter and the Buyer fg
c. 1565 Pen and black ink on brown paper, 25 x 21.6 cm Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna
   
   
     

BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder Prudence fgh oil


Prudence fgh
Painting ID::  5478
Prudence fgh
1559 Drawing on paper, 224 x 300 mm Mus??es Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
   
   
     

BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder The Tower of Babel f oil


The Tower of Babel f
Painting ID::  5479
The Tower of Babel f
1563 Oil on oak panel, 114 x 155 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
   
   
     

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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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