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Pieter Brueghel de Oude. Nederlandse spreekwoorden Detail: Wilde beeren, die zijn bij den ander gheeren

Pieter Brueghel the Elder

1559

unspecified

From the collection of Catholic University of Leuven

Northern Renaissance Renaissance Renaissance

Dominant colour

Pieter Brueghel de Oude. Nederlandse spreekwoorden Detail: Wilde beeren, die zijn bij den ander gheeren is a 1559 unspecified by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Catholic University of Leuven.

Who painted this?: Pieter Brueghel the Elder
When & what style?: 1559 · Northern Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Catholic University of Leuven

About this work

You see a crowded scene with people and animals in the painting. The painting shows many everyday activities and objects, like a boy playing with a toy. It also has some strange and fantastical elements, like a big fish in the air, which makes it interesting because it combines normal life with weird things. To learn more, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.