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Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder was among the most significant artists of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes ; he was a pioneer in presenting both types of subject as large paintings.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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The Resurrection

1575 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

43.3 × 30.4 cm (17 1/16 × 12 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Hare Hunters

1566 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Image: 21.5 × 29.2 cm (8 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.); Sheet: 24.6 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Forest Landscape with Wild Animals

1545 · Pen and brown ink on buff laid paper, laid down on card

Primary support: 36 × 24.4 cm (14 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 47.8 × 36.5 cm (18 7/8 × 14 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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