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Massacre of the Innocents (Upton House)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569), copy after Massacre of the Innocents 17th century Oil on oak panel, 63 x 84.5 x 8 cm Upton House and Gardens, England Compare: Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Massacre of the Innocents 1565–1567 Brukenthal National…

Massacre of the Innocents (c.1565-1567)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Massacre of the Innocents c.1565–1567 Oil on panel, 109.2 x 158.1 cm Royal Collection, Windsor Castle According to St Matthew’s Gospel, after hearing from the wise men of the birth of Jesus, King Herod ordered that…

Windsor Castle (England)

Built: 11th century Address: Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead SL4 1NJ, England, UK Website: https://www.rct.uk/visit/windsor-castle Royal Collection Collection: • Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569): Massacre of the Innocents (c.1565-67) • Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609): Agonia nell’orto (c.1596-97) • Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609): Testa d’uomo…

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery (1565)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery 1565 Oil on panel, 24.1 x 34.4 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Inscription: lower left corner within image: BRVEGEL.M.D.LXV ‘Grisaille’, or painting in shades of grey, was traditionally…

The Dormition of the Virgin (c.1564)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Dormition of the Virgin c.1564 Oil on panel, 67.7 x 85.3 x 12.6 cm Upton House and Gardens, England This ‘grisaille’, or grey monochrome painting, shows the death of the Virgin, attended by the…

Upton House and Gardens (England)

Opened: 1695 Address: Edge Hill, Banbury, Warwickshire, OX15 6HT, England, UK Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/upton-house-and-gardens Collection: • Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569): Massacre of the Innocents (17th century) • Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569): The Dormition of the Virgin (c.1564) See also: • Houses | England | UK

English monarchs

Henry II (1133–1189) Henry of Anjou, Henry Plantagenet Henry FitzEmpress, Henry Curtmantle King of England (1154–1189) Richard I (1157–1199) Richard the Lionheart, Richard Coeur de Lion King of England (1189–1199) John (1166–1216) John Lackland, Jean sans Terre King of England (1199–1216) Lord of Ireland (1177–1216)…

Henry VIII (England)

(1491–1547) King of England (1509–1547) Lord of Ireland (1509–1542) King of Ireland (1542–1547) Henry VIII in Literature: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Henry VIII (1613) • Twain, Mark (1835-1910): The Prince and the Pauper (1881) Henry VIII in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Henry VIII of England c.1537…

Wilton House (Wiltshire)

1544: Buildings and land are granted by Henry VIII to Sir William Herbert Location: The Estate Office, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0BJ, UK Website: https://www.wiltonhouse.co.uk/ Collection: • Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569): Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap (1565) See also: • Houses | England | UK

Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap (1565)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap 1565 Oil on panel, 37 x 55 cm Wilton House, Wiltshire, UK Compare: Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Winter Landscape with Skaters and Bird Trap c.1565 Musées Royaux de Belgique, Brussels…