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'''Pieter Bruegel the Elder''' (b. Breda, Netherlands c. 1525 – 1569) was a [[Renaissance]] [[painter]] and printmaker. He was the first in a family of Flemish painters. | '''Pieter Bruegel the Elder''' (b. Breda, Netherlands c. 1525 – 1569) was a [[Renaissance]] [[painter]] and printmaker. He was the first in a family of Flemish painters. | ||
| + | ''Though he was sometimes called "Peasant" Bruegel, due to the common folk with which he populated his genre paintings, Bruegel himself was a sophisticated city-dweller who had traveled to Italy. His seemingly simple scenes of everyday life are full of commentary on the religious controversies of his time.'' [http://arthistory.about.com/cs/namesbb/p/bruegel_elder.htm Artist Profile by Shelley Esaak] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 16:06, December 9, 2007
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (b. Breda, Netherlands c. 1525 – 1569) was a Renaissance painter and printmaker. He was the first in a family of Flemish painters.
Though he was sometimes called "Peasant" Bruegel, due to the common folk with which he populated his genre paintings, Bruegel himself was a sophisticated city-dweller who had traveled to Italy. His seemingly simple scenes of everyday life are full of commentary on the religious controversies of his time. Artist Profile by Shelley Esaak
See also
External links
- Bruegel, Pieter the Elder The WebMuseum, Paris.
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder Olga's Gallery.
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
