Pieter Bruegel the Elder
(Dutch pronunciation:c. 1525 - 9 September 1569) was a Flemish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (Genre Painting). He is sometimes referred to as "Peasant Bruegel" to distinguish him from other members of the Brueghel dynasty, but is also the one generally meant when the context does not make clear which "Bruegel" is being referred to. From 1559 he dropped the 'h' from his name and started signing his paintings as Bruegel. There are records that he was born in Breda, Netherlands, but it is uncertain whether the Dutch town of Breda or the Belgian town of Bree, called Breda in Latin, is meant. He was an apprentice of Pieter Coecke van Aelst, whose daughter Mayken he later married. He spent some time in France and Italy, and then went to Antwerp, where in 1551 he was accepted as a master in the painter's guild. He traveled to Italy soon after, and then returned to Antwerp before settling in Brussels permanently 10 years later. He received the nickname 'Peasant Bruegel' or 'Bruegel the Peasant' for his alleged practice of dressing up like a peasant in order to mingle at weddings and other celebrations, thereby gaining inspiration and authentic details for his genre paintings. He died in Brussels on 9 September 1569 and was buried in the Kapellekerk. He was the father of Pieter Brueghel the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Both became painters, but as they were very young children when their father died, it is believed neither received any training from him.

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Peasant Dance oil painting


The Peasant Dance
1567(1567) Medium oil on oak panel cyf
Painting ID::  89378
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Peasant Dance
1567(1567) Medium oil on oak panel cyf
   
   
     

Pieter Bruegel the Elder Adoration of the Magi in Winter Landscape oil painting


Adoration of the Magi in Winter Landscape
1567(1567) Medium oil on wood Dimensions 35 x 55 cm cyf
Painting ID::  89478
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Adoration of the Magi in Winter Landscape
1567(1567) Medium oil on wood Dimensions 35 x 55 cm cyf
   
   
     

Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Tower of Babel oil painting


The Tower of Babel
1563(1563) Medium oil on oak panel cyf
Painting ID::  89623
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Tower of Babel
1563(1563) Medium oil on oak panel cyf
   
   
     

Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Tower of Babel oil painting


The Tower of Babel
1563(1563) Medium oil on oak panel Dimensions Width: 7 cm (2.8 in). (of detail) cyf
Painting ID::  89624
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Tower of Babel
1563(1563) Medium oil on oak panel Dimensions Width: 7 cm (2.8 in). (of detail) cyf
   
   
     

Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Tower of Babel oil painting


The Tower of Babel
1563(1563) Medium oil on oak panel cyf
Painting ID::  89625
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Tower of Babel
1563(1563) Medium oil on oak panel cyf
   
   
     

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     (Dutch pronunciation:c. 1525 - 9 September 1569) was a Flemish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (Genre Painting). He is sometimes referred to as "Peasant Bruegel" to distinguish him from other members of the Brueghel dynasty, but is also the one generally meant when the context does not make clear which "Bruegel" is being referred to. From 1559 he dropped the 'h' from his name and started signing his paintings as Bruegel. There are records that he was born in Breda, Netherlands, but it is uncertain whether the Dutch town of Breda or the Belgian town of Bree, called Breda in Latin, is meant. He was an apprentice of Pieter Coecke van Aelst, whose daughter Mayken he later married. He spent some time in France and Italy, and then went to Antwerp, where in 1551 he was accepted as a master in the painter's guild. He traveled to Italy soon after, and then returned to Antwerp before settling in Brussels permanently 10 years later. He received the nickname 'Peasant Bruegel' or 'Bruegel the Peasant' for his alleged practice of dressing up like a peasant in order to mingle at weddings and other celebrations, thereby gaining inspiration and authentic details for his genre paintings. He died in Brussels on 9 September 1569 and was buried in the Kapellekerk. He was the father of Pieter Brueghel the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Both became painters, but as they were very young children when their father died, it is believed neither received any training from him.

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