1606
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Peter Bruegel is a 1606 by Aegidius Sadeler II, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print copies Bruegel’s drawing of himself. He stands in a room with two gods behind him. One holds a shield with an owl, the other grips a caduceus. The words below his feet say artists should copy nature closely. Sadeler copied this drawing years after Bruegel died. That’s why it’s called the Bruegel Renaissance. Look up Aegidius Sadeler (Flemish, c. 1570–1629) to see more prints like this.
Around 1600, three decades after the death of artist Pieter Bruegel (about 1525-1569), a renewed interest in his work sparked the so-called Bruegel Renaissance. Admired for his scenes of everyday life and his realistic landscapes, he was highly praised for faithfully following nature. Appropriately, the inscription on Sadeler's print is a lengthy discussion about the imitation of nature, a matter of great interest to artists at the time. Bruegel is surrounded by Minerva and Mercury (who here personify Art and Eloquence, respectively) and a composite figure of Fortune and Fame. The cherub…
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Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors.
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