Pieter Bruegel the Elder
1525–1569 · Netherlandish · 30 artworks
Northern Renaissanceaerial perspectivedetailed landscapesgenre scenesmoral allegoriespanoramic compositions
artist bio
Pieter Bruegel the Elder was a Netherlandish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his genre scenes of peasant life. He captured the everyday lives of ordinary people with remarkable detail and a keen eye for social commentary, bridging the gap between the Early and High Renaissance and influencing generations of artists.
what you'll learn
Studying Bruegel's work allows students to understand the use of detailed landscapes, the depiction of everyday life, and the incorporation of moral and allegorical themes within a single composition. Students can also learn about the social and political context of the 16th-century Netherlands.
related: Hieronymus Bosch, Hans Holbein the Younger
30 artworks
The Procession to Calvary
1564
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Conversion of St. Paul
1567
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Faith
1560
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The Adoration of the Kings in the Snow
1567
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The Fight between Carnival and Lent
1559
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Parable of the Sower
1557
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The Hare Hunt
1560
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Market for the country
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The Peasant and the Birdnester
1568
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Christ and the Woman taken in Adultery
1565
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Children's Games
1560
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Peasant Wedding
1568
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The Painter and the Art Lover
1565
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The Massacre of the Innocents
1566
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The penitent Magdalene
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Haymaking (June and July)
1565
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The Sermon of St. John the Baptist
1566
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Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
1560
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The Tower of Babel
1563
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Netherlandish Proverbs
1559
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Justice
1560
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Wooded Region
1566
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Hunters in the Snow
1565
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The Magpie on the Gallows
1568
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Landscape with the Flight into Egypt
1563
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Rustic Market
1556
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Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird Trap
1565
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The Peasant Dance
1568
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The Beekeepers and the Birdnester
1568
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Census at Bethlehem
1566
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