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Pieter Brueghel de Oude. Nederlandse spreekwoorden Detail: Twee spreekwoorden

Pieter Brueghel the Elder

1559

unspecified

From the collection of Catholic University of Leuven

Northern Renaissance Renaissance Renaissance

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Pieter Brueghel de Oude. Nederlandse spreekwoorden Detail: Twee spreekwoorden 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

This painting shows many people doing different things, like a man throwing his money out the window. It's interesting because it's full of little scenes that tell old sayings. The artist used a lot of details to show what people did back then. Look up the technique of chiaroscuro to learn more about how artists like Pieter Brueghel I used it.