Although this master of the Northern Renaissance is best known for his paintings depicting peasants, he was also one of the most renowned landscape artists of his generation. Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569) was nicknamed “Peasant Bruegel” because his most famous paintings depict people from the lower classes in the Low Countries. He also produced …
Pieter Brueghel the Elder paintings
Even though most paintings by Bruegel the Elder seem to be catalogs of certain topics, there’s an important underlying message in most of them. Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569) developed a distinctive style, often depicting peasants. This earned him the nickname “Peasant Bruegel.” In this article, we take a closer look at some of the …
Whether or not “Peasant Bruegel”, the nickname of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569), was a peasant himself or whether he simply romanticized peasant life remains unknown. What we do know is that this Renaissance artist loved to depict the common man as he was. This gives us a remarkable view of working-class life in the …
The northern Renaissance in the 16th century wasn’t blessed with copious amounts of talented artists emerging. One man sticks out and became one of the most influential Renaissance artists in history, producing several world-famous paintings. Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569) was born in or around the city of Breda in the modern-day Netherlands. He settled …