Pieter Bruegel I (ca. –), commonly known as Pieter Bruegel the Elder, was the greatest member of a large and important southern Netherlandish family of artists active for four generations in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A longtime resident of Antwerp, the center of publishing in the Netherlands and a vibrant commercial capital, Bruegel brought a humanizing spirit to traditional subjects and boldly created new ones. He was an astoundingly inventive painter and draftsman, and, due to the continuity of the family trade and the industry that developed in prints after his works, Bruegel’s impact was widespread and long lasting. Born in or near Breda about , Bruegel settled fairly early in Antwerp, where he became a master in the painters’ Guild of Saint Luke between and After a trip to Italy, he began a long-standing association with Hieronymus Cock, whose Antwerp publishing house, At the Four Winds, produced prints on a range of subjects, from parables to landscapes. Between and , Bruegel made over forty designs for engravings, capitalizing on the strong market demand for images in the style or manner of Hieronymus Bosch (ca. –). Bruegel’s Big Fish Eat Little Fish (Alb
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The northern part of Europe didn’t produce as many renowned artists as other parts of Europe in the 16th century.
One artist made a permanent name for himself by producing original paintings that revolve around certain topics. In that sense, he became the most influential Renaissance artist of his time.
In this article, you’ll discover some of the most interesting facts about Pieter Bruegel the Elder, a remarkable figure in the history of art who produced multiple world-famous Renaissance paintings.
1. Little is known about the artist’s childhood and training
There are only two contemporary accounts of the early life of Pieter Brueghel the Elder (/), and both of them contradict each other as to the early life of the artist.
Lodovico Guicciardini, an Italian merchant from Florence, wrote about the Low Countries in and mentioned that Bruegel was born in Breda, a city in the modern-day Netherlands.
Karel van Mander, a Flemish artist, writer, and art historian, wrote that he was named after the village of Brueghel near Breda. This place, however, doesn’t exist.
Both agree, however, that he was from a peasant backgrou
Summary of Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Bruegel the Elder was an artist of the Northern Renaissance whose visually engrossing paintings offer a celebration of the common mass of humanity, in contrast to the pious religious painting which dominated much Renaissance art of the previous century. Born in what is now the Netherlands in the s, reputedly into a peasant family, his work focuses on themes such as rural working life, religion and superstition, and the political and social intrigues of his day. These themes were tackled with an unmistakable, droll and often grotesque humor, an interest in the collective over the individual, and a healthy skepticism for narratives of great deeds and men. From the Dutch Golden Age painters of the following century to the Realists of nineteenth-century France and beyond, any artist who has cast their eye over their subject with an honesty debunking mythology works in the spirit of the man sometimes known as "Peasant Bruegel".
Accomplishments
- Bruegel's most distinctive stylistic contribution to art history was a form of narrative composition in which a sprawling landscape is filled with a teeming mass of humanity, figures grouped toge
Pieter Bruegel the Elder Born c.
Bree, Duchy of Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands (now Belgium)Died Sep. 9, (at age 44)
Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands (now Belgium)Movement Dutch and Flemish Renaissance Field Painting, printmaking Works View Complete Works Pieter Bruegel the Elder was a Flemish painter who was born around His exact place of birth is not known, and he may have been born in Belgium or in Holland. The confusion arises because documents exist that indicate he was born in a town called Breda. There is a town of this name in the Netherlands, but there is also a town in what is now Belgium called Bree, whose name in Latin is also Breda. Yet other documents state that he may have been born in a town called Bruegel.
The Peasant Bruegel
Bruegel was a printmaker as well as a painter. He is perhaps best known for either his peasant scenes or landscapes, but he also painted a number of biblical themes. In fact, it was only in the last three years of his life that he began to explore peasant themes in depth.
As there are several other members of the Bruegel family who are well-known artists, Pieter Bruegel the Elder is ofte
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