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Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Max Ames. An Introduction to the Renaissance. 14 th century to the 17 th century Rebirth of classics, start of Humanism A change in the style of Art: perspective, realism, proportion, lighting Began in Italy (Florence); patronage of the Medici.

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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  1. Pieter Bruegel the Elder Max Ames

  2. An Introduction to the Renaissance • 14th century to the 17th century • Rebirth of classics, start of Humanism • A change in the style of Art: perspective, realism, proportion, lighting • Began in Italy (Florence); patronage of the Medici

  3. The Spread of the Renaissance • Began 14th century in Florence Italy • Mid-15th century invention of printing press by Gutenberg • 16th Century: Northern Renaissance

  4. Early Life of Bruegel • 1525-1530 in Breda, Netherlands (it is believed) • “Brueghel” to “Bruegel” in 1559 (The year without an ‘H’) • Pieter Coeck van Aelst • 1551: Master of the Painters' Guild of Antwerp • Next three years he traveled abroad • Returned to Flanders to work for Hieronymus Cock • “Peasant Bruegel”

  5. Influences on Bruegel • Influenced by Coecke’s compositions (humanistic milieu) • Coecke's wife, Maria Verhulst Bessemers, influenced use of water colors • Mechelen artists used allegorical and peasant thematic material.

  6. Subjects of Bruegel’s Paintings • Genre paintings: everyday people doing everyday things • Sketched townspeople and farmers • Depicted observed types • Depicted peasants and large landscapes • Peasants: Social aspects of 16th century • Landscapes: evidence of little ice age • Aphorisms (Netherlandish Proverbs)

  7. Style • Tiny figures crowded in a panoramic space • Simple • Demonological • Inspiration from nature

  8. Landscape with the Fall of Icarus

  9. The Triumph of Death

  10. Netherlandish Proverbs

  11. Later Life • After 1562 painting took up most of his time • Died September, 1569 (Only in his forties) • Very influenced by Italian Renaissance art during his last years • Still continued early style

  12. Family • Pieter Brueghel the younger • Jan Brueghel the elder • Taught by grandmother, Mayken Verhulst • Brueghels = painting dynasty

  13. The Mystery of Bruegel • He did not use the style of Italian Renaissance portraitures • Early Historians did not care about him • People started to care… 500 years after his death…….. • No records • We know what we know thanks to Carel van Mander • What happened to the “H” in “Brueghel”!?!?

  14. Works Cited • "Bruegel, Pieter the Elder." Web Gallery of Art, Image Collection, Virtual Museum, Searchable Database of European Fine Arts (1000-1850). Web Gallery of Art. Web. 1 June 2011. <http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/b/bruegel/pieter_e/biograph.html>. • Gombrich, E. H. "Pieter Bruegel the Elder." Mark Harden's Artchive. Artchive. Web. 1 June 2011. <http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/bruegel.html>. • Langley, Andrew. Renaissance. New York: Knopf, 1999. Print. • Mühlberger, Richard. What Makes a Bruegel a Bruegel? New York: Viking, 1993. Print. • Roberts, Keith. "Pieter Bruegel the Elder Biography." Vintage Posters, Museumposters and Fine Reproduction Art. Arcadian Galleries. Web. 1 June 2011. <http://www.mezzo-mondo.com/arts/mm/bruegel/bruegel.html>. • Stokstad, Marilyn, Marion Spears. Grayson, and Stephen Addiss. Art History. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1995. Print. • Williams, William C. "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus." Poem Index. Emory University. Web. 1 June 2011. • Wisse, Jacob. "Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1525/30–1569) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Web. 1 June 2011. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/brue/hd_brue.htm>.

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