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Pieter Bruegel the Elder

52 works

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (died 1569) was a Netherlandish painter and draftsman known for landscapes and scenes of peasant life, such as The Hunters in the Snow and The Tower of Babel. Read more

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Harvesters rest and eat beneath a tree in a golden wheat field, with a village, church and bay in the distance.

The Harvesters

1565

Etching of a forest path with travelers and laden pack animals, a village and church spire, and a river valley with hills bey

Rustic Market (Nundinae Rusticorum), from "The Large Landscapes"

ca. 1555-56

Engraving of a river valley with a large tree, resting soldiers on a hillside, a village church, and a distant castle.

Soldiers at Rest (Milites Requiescentes), from "The Large Landscapes"

ca. 1555-56

Engraved print of a village kermis with dancing peasants, a church tower, pigs, a horse cart, and an archery contest.

The Kermis at Hoboken

ca. 1559

Engraving of many people skating on a frozen moat before a classical city gate, with a bridge, cart and bare tree.

Skating before the St. George's Gate, Antwerp

ca. 1558

Engraving of a rustic wedding procession in a forest, with a bride carrying a pot, a sword-wielding man, and a house behind t

The Dirty Bride or the Marriage of Mopsus and Nisa

1570

Engraving of an allegorical scene labeled Invidia, with a seated woman, monsters, a bird, pigs, a canal, and a city.

Envy (Invidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

1558

Engraving of an armed three-masted ship on rough seas with Daedalus and Icarus flying in the sky above.

Armed Three-master with Daedalus and Icarus in the Sky from The Sailing Vessels

1561-65

Engraving of a large sailing ship escorted by galleys on rough sea under a sun breaking through clouds.

Fleet of Galleys Escorted by a Caravel from The Sailing Vessels

1561-65

Engraving of three sailing ships anchored near a fortified island with a round tower, with small rowing boats on calm water.

Four-master and Two Three-masters Anchored near a Fortified Island, from "The Sailing Vessels"

1561-65

Engraving of three caravels in a stormy sea with a man riding a dolphin in the foreground beneath billowing clouds.

Three Caravels in a Rising Squall with Arion on a Dolphin from "The Sailing Vessels"

1561-65

Engraving of a large three-masted ship under full sail with flags, in rough seas near a rocky coast.

Ship in Full Sail with Two Flags

1500

Engraving of a crowded fantastical landscape with monsters, soldiers and a seated woman labeled Patientia, with a distant cit

Patience (Patientia)

1557

Engraving of two hunters and a dog on a wooded hill, with a castle on a cliff and a river valley with boats beyond.

The Rabbit Hunters

1560

Engraving of gluttony with drinkers at a table, giant barrels, grotesque creatures, and a burning town with a windmill-headed

Gluttony (Gula) from The Seven Deadly Sins

1558

Engraving of three pilgrims beside a large tree overlooking a river valley with boats, cattle and a distant town.

Euntes in Emaus (Landscape with Pilgrims at Emmaus)

ca. 1555-56

Engraved landscape of pilgrims walking beneath a large tree beside a winding river, with a castle and sunset in the distance.

Euntes in Emaus (Landscape with Pilgrims at Emmaus), from "The Large Landscapes"

ca. 1555-56

Engraving of a wooded landscape with a large tree, a covered wagon on a road, and a village church tower in the distance.

Wooded Region (Pagus Nemorosus), from "The Large Landscapes"

ca. 1555-56

Engraving of an alchemist's cluttered workshop with furnaces and flasks, and a snowy street scene with a hospital through a w

The Alchemist

after 1558

Engraving of a crowded tavern where a quack performs a stone operation on a seated patient, surrounded by grotesque onlookers

The Stone Operation or the Witch of Mallegem

1559

Etching of two hunters and a dog on a wooded hill overlooking a river valley, with a castle on a cliff and a distant city.

The Rabbit Hunt

1560

Engraving of a chaotic village festival with masked revelers dancing, tossing balls, and musicians playing in a pavilion.

The Festival of Fools

after 1570

Engraving of a giant fish devouring smaller fish on a shore, with fishermen in a boat and a city in the distance.

Big Fish Eat Little Fish

1557

Ink drawing of a seated peasant man in a cap playing a bagpipe on a wooden stool.

The Bagpipe Player

c. 1562

Engraving of a large Dutch hulk sailing through rough waves beside a smaller boeier, with a city skyline and clouds behind.

A Dutch Hulk and a Boeier from The Sailing Vessels

1565

Engraving of an armed three-masted ship with billowing sails beside a galley on rough open sea.

Armed Three-Master on the Open Sea Accompanied by a Galley from The Sailing Vessels

1561-65

Engraving of an armed four-masted sailing ship on choppy sea, with clouds above and a coastal town on the distant horizon.

Armed Four-Master Sailing Towards a Port from The Sailing Vessels

1561-65

Engraving of an armed three-masted ship with billowing sails beside a smaller galley on rough open sea.

Armed Three-Master on the Open Sea Accompanied by a Galley, from the series Sailing Vessels

1561-65

Engraving of galleys and a three-masted ship at sea beneath clouds with a sun chariot and Jupiter figure.

Two Galleys Sailing Behind an Armed Three-Master with Phaeton and Jupiter in the Sky, from the series of Ships

1561-65

Engraving of a bearded shepherd carrying a lamb in a doorway, with thieves and wolves attacking sheep around the shed.

The Parable of the Good Shepherd

1565

Engraving of Christ in a central oval among angels, with naked souls emerging from a monstrous mouth amid grotesque demons.

The Descent of Christ Into Limbo

1551

Engraving of Christ in an oval halo among angels, with naked souls emerging from a monstrous mouth and grotesque demons aroun

The Descent of Christ Into Limbo

ca. 1561

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (died 1569) was a Netherlandish painter and draftsman known for landscapes and scenes of peasant life, such as The Hunters in the Snow and The Tower of Babel. Browse 52 works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder from 2 museums, free to download in HD.