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The Return of the Herd (1565)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Return of the Herd (Autumn, October-November) 1565 Oil on oak, 117 × 159.7 × 3 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Bruegel introduced to the art of painting the autumn motif of the returning herd, a subject…

Haymaking (1565)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Haymaking (June-July) 1565 Oil on panel, 114 x 158 cm Lobkowicz Palace, Prague

Gloomy Day (1565)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Gloomy Day (Early Spring / February-March) 1565 Oil on oak panel, 118 x 163 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The picture represents late winter or early spring with such seasonal activities as collecting wood and cutting willow…

Parable of the Sower (1557)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Parable of the Sower 1557 Oil on wood panel, 73.7 × 102.9 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Pieter Bruegel the Elder took pleasure in burying the lead. Many of his mature works had lofty,…

The Magpie on the Gallows (1568)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Magpie on the Gallows (Landschap met dansende boeren en een ekster op een galg) 1568 Oil on panel, 45.9 x 50.8 cm Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt

Winter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap (c.1565)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Winter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap c.1565 Oil on oak panel, 37 x 55.5 cm Musées Royaux de Belgique, Brussels Compare: Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap 1565 Wilton House, UK  …

The Conversion of Paul (1567)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Conversion of Paul 1567 Oil on oak panel, 108.3 × 156.3 × 3.2 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed on the lower right side of the rock: BRVEGEL. M.D.LXVII According to the biblical story, Saul, on…

The Suicide of Saul (1562)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Suicide of Saul 1562 Oil on oak panel, 34.7 × 55.6 × 0.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at the lower left edge of the picture between two pieces of rock: SAVL. XXXI CAPIT.; and:…