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Pieter Brueghel de Oude. Nederlandse spreekwoorden Detail: Twee honden aan een been, komen zelden overeen

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 honden aan een been, komen zelden overeen 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 busy scene with people and objects in the painting. The painting shows many everyday things, like tools and furniture, but they're used in strange ways. This is because the artist was trying to show common sayings or phrases from the time. Look up Pieter Brueghel I to learn more about the artist who created this unique work.