Artist: Pieter Brueghel (1520 - 1569)
Nationality: Dutch
Movement: Flemish School
Media: Painting
Influences:

Biography:
Pieter Brueghel was born around 1520 in Broghel, Holland. His early influences were teacher, Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Hieronymous Bosch. He traveled in France and Italy, before settling in Brussels to paint his most famous and successful works. Brugehel often disguised himself as a peasant in order to acquire inspiration for his paintings, giving him the nickname “Peasant Brueghel.” Although his paintings were often scenes of rural life, he is also known for his mastery of landscape and architecture

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
Click the artwork titles below to see actual examples of artwork or works of art relevant to works by Pieter Brueghel.

-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder Luxuria (Lust) engraving 1558
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder Prudence engraving 1558
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder The Last Judgment engraving 1558
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder Fortitude engraving 1558
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder Two Fools of the Carnival engraving 1642
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder River Landscape with the Fall of Icarus 16th century
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder Prospectus Tyburtinus engraving 16th century
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder The Beekeepers Pen and brown ink on laid paper 1567
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder A Man-of-War near the Coast, with the Fall of Icarus engraving 16th century
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder Pagus Nemorosus (Village in the Woods) engraving 16th century
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder The Pilgrimage of the Epileptics to the Church at Molenbeeck: Three groups of Epileptics going to the left engraving 1642
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Whitsun Bride Pieter Brueghel the Younger (Flemish, 1564-65–1637-38)Oil on wood; 20 x 30 5/8
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Philip Galle and after Pieter Brueghel Title: The Alchemist Date: about 1558 Medium: engraving
-
Pieter Brueghel the Elder "Concert de chats. D'aprËs le tableau de P. Breughel," pg. 183, in the book Les Chats (Cats) by Champfleury (Paris: J. Rothschild, 1870). etching (reproduction) 1870
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
A Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird Trap Workshop of Pieter Brueghel the Younger
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
A Woodland Road with Travelers, 1607 Jan Brueghel the Elder (Flemish, 1568-1625)Oil on wood; 18
-
Pieter Brueghel the Younger - Dance Around the Maypole c. 1625-1630 oil on panel Utah Museum of Fine Arts Flemish
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Landscape with Travelers on a Woodland Path, ca. 1607 Jan Brueghel the Elder (Flemish, 1568-1625)Oil
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1630s Jan Brueghel the Younger (Flemish, 1601-1678)Oil on
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Landscape with Ceres (Allegory of Earth)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
View of Heidelberg, ca. 1588-89 Made by Jan Brueghel, the Elder (Flemish, 1568-1625)Pen and brown
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
A Basket of Flowers Jan Brueghel the Younger (Flemish, 1601-1678)Oil on wood; 18 1/2 x
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder Harbor Scene oil on panel circa 1603
-
Pieter Brueghel the younger - Village festival in honour of St. Hubert and St. Anthony 1632 oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum Flemish
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder Feast of the Gods oil on copper circa 1600
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder Frame for "Feast of the Gods" oil on copper circa 1600
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder Conflagration - Burning House oil on copper plate 16th - 17th century
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder Flowers in a Glass Beaker oil and tempera on panel 16th - 17th century
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder Soldiers and Women at Camp drawing: pen, ink 16th - 17th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Feast of Acheloüs, ca. 1615 Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640); and Jan Brueghel the
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder Village Scene with Outdoor Theatre oil on copper 16th - 17th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Landscape with St. John the Baptist Preaching
-
Jan Brueghel the Younger Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere) oil on panel circa 1631
J. Paul Getty Museum -
The Return from War: Mars Disarmed by Venus
-
Joannes Galle The Large Fishes Devouring the Small Fishes engraving 1557
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder Village Scene in the Woods (Farmhouse Inn in a Flemish Village) oil on panel 1568 - 1625
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Landscape with Allegories
-
Pieter de Jode I Portrait of Pieter de Jode, le jeune, Graveur Engraving 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter Serwouters (or Pieter Perjeeouter) Man shooting with a cross-bow Engraving 16th - 17th century
-
Jan Brueghel the elder - The Adoration of the Kings 1598 bodycolour on vellum The National Gallery, London Flemish
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder - Road to Golgotha c. 1600 oil on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art Flemish
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder - River Landscape 1607 oil on copper National Gallery of Art Flemish
-
Jan Brueghel - Landscape with Peasants c. 1604 oil on hardwood Minneapolis Institute of Arts Flemish
-
Jan Brueghel the elder - A basket of flowers n.d. oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum Flemish
-
Jan Brueghel the elder - A vase of flowers n.d. oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum Flemish
-
Pieter Serwouters (or Pieter Perjeeouter) (Fishing) Four Hunting Parties of the XVI century Engraving 16th - 17th century
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: James Ensor Title: L"Intrigue Date: 1911 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.37-1/4 x W.44-1/4
-
Pieter van Sompel Emperor Ferdinand II, plate XII engraving 17th century
-
Pieter Serwouters (or Pieter Perjeeouter) (Bear Hunt) Four Hunting Parties of the XVI century Engraving 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter Serwouters (or Pieter Perjeeouter) (Stag Hunt) Four Hunting Parties of the XVI century Engraving 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Sompel Emperor Albertus I, plate II Engraving 17th century
-
Pieter van Sompel Portrait of Henry of Nassau Engraving 17th century
-
Pieter van Sompel Emperor Maximilian II, plate IX Engraving 17th century
-
Pieter Serwouters (or Pieter Perjeeouter) (Hunting Party With Falcons) Four Hunting Parties of the XVI century Engraving 16th - 17th century
-
Jan Brueghel the elder - The Interior of a Gothic Church looking East 1604-1615 oil on copper The National Gallery, London Flemish
-
Pieter van Sompel Emperor Ferdinand I, plate VIII Engraving 17th century
-
Jane Brueghel the Elder - Holy Family with a Garland of Flowers c. 1620 oil on panel High Museum of Art Flemish
-
Jan Brueghel the elder - The Interior of a Gothic Church looking East 1615 oil on copper The National Gallery, London Flemish
-
Pieter van Laar Les chevaux au paturage Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Le cheval et le chien Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Le cheval et le chien Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Les chevaux au paturage Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Le cheval qui pisse Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Le cheval buvant Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Le cheval buvant Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Le cheval qui pisse Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Sompel Empress Augusta of Germany, wife of Ferdinand Engraving 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Les deux chevaux morts Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Le payan conduisant un cheval Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Les deux chevaux morts Etching 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter van Laar Le payan conduisant un cheval Etching 16th - 17th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
A Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall, probably ca. 1600 Kerstiaen de Keuninck (Flemish, born about
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Still Life of Fruit and Game, 1645 Pieter van Overschee (Dutch, active about 1645-61)Oil on
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder - Harbor Scene with St. Paul's Departure from Caesarea 1596 oil on copper North Carolina Museum of Art Flemish
-
Jan Brueghel the Elder - A Basket of Mixed Flowers and A Vase of Flowers 1615 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Flemish
-
Pieter Tanje [Self-Portrait] EN 1741
-
Pieter van Slingelandt Woman with Cittern oil on panel 1677
-
Pieter de Jode II Petrus De Jode 17th century
-
Pieter Jansz Quast A Jester drawing: chalk 1640
-
Pieter Isselberg The prodigal Son Engraving-etching 1614
-
Pieter de Jode I Armida and Rinaldus Engraving 1644
-
Pieter-Pietersz Lastman The Triumph of Sesostris oil on panel 1631
-
Pieter de Jode I Portrait of Fredericus Henricus 1657
-
Pieter van Sompel Supper at Emmaus Engraving 1643
-
Pieter de Jode II The road through the rocks Etching 17th century
-
Pieter Adriaenson Kocks Male Pedlar tin-glazed earthenware circa 1700
-
Pieter Adriaenson Kocks Female Pedlar tin-glazed earthenware 1701 - 1722
-
Pieter de Jode II Jacques d'Arthois etching and/or engraving 17th century
-
Pieter de Jode II David Teniers, (after same) etching and/or engraving 17th century
-
Pieter Paree Baluster form Vase tin - glazed earthenware 1759
-
Pieter Perret Galathea and Polyphemus Engraving 1590
-
Pieter de Jode I The Nativity Engraving 16th - 17th century
-
Pieter Jansz Quast A Skater drawing: chalk 17th century
-
Pieter van Sompel Marguerite, Duchess d'Orleans 17th century
-
Pieter de Jode I Portrait of Wilhelm the Great of Brandenburg 1688
-
Pieter van Schuppen Portrait of a Man Engraving 1659
-
Pieter Tanje Portrait of Willem von Haren ENG 18th century
-
Pieter Tanje Portrait of Anna van Brunswyk, Luneburg ENG 1750
-
Pieter van Schuppen Portrait of a Man Engraving 1658
-
Pieter de Jode II Francois Wouters etching and/or engraving 17th century

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (5)
Click on any of the links below to read about artnews or exhibitions related to Brueghel

Tate Britain: Art Now: Ian Kiaer
These forms derive from Kiaer’s research into the idealistic visions of eccentric historical figures, united in their desire for retreat from the dominant ideologies of their day, or concerned with reconciling the relationship between man and envi...
Bonnefanten Museum: The Rijksmuseum Comes to Maastricht: Works from the Southern Netherlands on Loan
Next year, the current loan scheme will be extended further due to the ongoing refurbishment of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which as a result will only be able to exhibit the highlights of 17th century art from the Northern Netherlands. ...
The Pavilions, Mile End Park: The Bold and The Beautiful
The Bold and The Beautiful showcases some of the best young artists in London and celebrates its incredible diversity and energy. The Bold and The Beautiful is a picture of London in 2002. The Bold and The Beautiful will take place in The ...
Haus der Kunst: Strange Messenger: The Work of Patti Smith
A newspaper photograph of the destruction of the towers of the World Trade Center reminded her of Peter Brueghel’s The Tower of Babel (1563) and provided the starting point for these drawings. In her book of poems Babel, published in 1978, she ...
Haus der Kunst: The Contest Between Painting and Sculpture: From Duerer to Daumier
Painting and sculpture as subjects of themselves have appeared openly in the allegorical personifications of Pictura and Sculptura, but also in the mythological representations of Apelles and the Christian representations of St. Luke painting the ...

Further Artwork and Information:

WebMuseum: Bruegel, Pieter the Elder
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Bruegel/Breugel/Brueghel Pieter
Pieter Bruegel the Younger Online
Pieter Bruegel the Elder Online
Pieter Brueghel the Younger - Olgas Gallery
Pieter Brueghel paintings prints reproductions
Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Pieter Brueghelschool te Arnhem, openbare basisschool
Literatuurgeschiedenis.nl: Spreekwoorden

Search the Art History Database for artists, titles, media, year, and other indepth information: