The Netherlandish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569) is one of the most admired painters in the history of Western art. His ravishing and poignant "Hunters in the Snow" is one of the ...

The reputation of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the 16th-century giant of Netherlandish art, rests on a scant surviving output of some 40 paintings, 60 drawings and around 70 prints. Known for his ...

This masterpiece by Pieter Bruegel the Elder captures the heat of late summer — and the complexity of life There’s a comic pathos in any attempt to describe the paintings of the 16th-century ...

Even in his own time, the mid-16th century, Pieter Bruegel the Elder was one of the most popular artists in Europe. Nevertheless, he is one of the most mysterious of artists. “We don’t know ...

Detail of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, “The Fight Between Carnival and Lent” (1559) (image via Wikimedia Commons) But that crush of humanity is not quite what draws the spectator’s attention.

He's not quite of the Devil's party, but he can certainly feel with both sides. Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c1525-1569) is one of the world's most postered painters. Hunters in the Snow, The Peasant ...

Pieter Bruegel the Elder transformed observations of daily existence into complex visual parables. As a new exhibition of his work opens in Vienna, Kelly Grovier explores the elusive symbolism of ...

In this first episode, immerse yourself in Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece The Harvesters, in the company of Cathy FitzGerald and experts from the artist's Flemish homeland. Follow the link ...