03 — ARTWORK
Proverbs
BRUEGHEL, Pieter the Younger · 1600 →
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 123 x 164 cm
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PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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Pieter Bruegel had two sons, Pieter the Younger and Jan the Elder, both of whom were painters. Both worked in Antwerp at the turn of the 16th century, but their work is so different from each other that they offer yet another example of the various movements which existed side by side at the time. A number of their father's paintings contain folklore elements which must have interested many collectors and prompted them to purchase such works. This would explain why Pieter the Younger copied or made variations on so many of them. Proverbs is one of these copies; the original hangs in the Staatliche Museen in Berlin.
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title = {Proverbs by BRUEGHEL, Pieter the Younger},
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date = {2026-09-13},
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