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 Dulle Griet (detail) fjjy oil


Dulle Griet (detail) fjjy
Painting ID::  5490 		Dulle Griet (detail) fjjy
c. 1562 Oil on wood Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp
c._1562 Oil_on_wood Museum_Mayer_van_den_Bergh,_Antwerp
   
   
     
BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder Dulle Griet (detail) fds oil


Dulle Griet (detail) fds
Painting ID::  5491 		Dulle Griet (detail) fds
c. 1562 Oil on wood Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp
c._1562 Oil_on_wood Museum_Mayer_van_den_Bergh,_Antwerp
   
   
     
BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder Naval Battle in the Gulf of Naples fd oil


Naval Battle in the Gulf of Naples fd
Painting ID::  5493 		Naval Battle in the Gulf of Naples fd
1558-62 Oil on panel, 42,2 x 71,2 cm Galleria Doria-Pamphili, Rome
   
   
     
BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind f oil


The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind f
Painting ID::  5495 		The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind f
1568 Tempera on canvas, 86 x 154 cm Galleria Nazionale, Naples
   
   
     
BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder Portrait of an Old Woman gfhgf oil


Portrait of an Old Woman gfhgf
Painting ID::  5496 		Portrait of an Old Woman gfhgf
1563 Oil on wood, 22 x 18 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
1563 Oil_on_wood,_22_x_18_cm Alte_Pinakothek,_Munich
   
   
     
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     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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