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BRUEGEL: PEASANTS, PROVERBS AND LANDSCAPES
March 13, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Monday 13th March
BRUEGEL: PEASANTS, PROVERBS AND LANDSCAPES
A lecture by Paula Nuttall
The art of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525/30-1569) is a byword for the depiction of genre subjects and landscapes. This lecture explores his work and its meanings, from his beginnings in the style of Hieronymus Bosch, to the development of a highly original art that offered an alternative to the Italianate art, then in vogue. Working for an elite circle of connoisseurs, at the end of his short life he produced some of his greatest masterpieces, including the Peasant Dance and Peasant Wedding, and the lyrical Months of the Year, which rank amongst the greatest achievements of Netherlandish painting.