Pieter Bruegel I (1525 - 1569)
1525Breda, The Netherlands1569-09-09Brussels, BelgiumThe Netherlands
Pieter Bruegel I
Pieter Bruegel (also Brueghel or Breughel) the Elder (Dutch: Pieter Bruegel de Oude) was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (so-called genre painting); he was a pioneer in making both types of subject the focus in large paintings.
Date and place of birt: | 1525, Breda, The Netherlands |
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Date and place of death: | 9 september 1569, Brussels, Belgium |
Nationality: | The Netherlands |
Period of activity: | XVI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Genre painter, Graphic artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Flemish School, Guild of Saint Luke |
Genre: | Genre art, Landscape painting |
Art style: | Renaissance |