Peter Bruegel, 1606. Creator: Aegidius Sadeler (Flemish, c. 1570-1629)
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Peter Bruegel, 1606. Creator: Aegidius Sadeler (Flemish, c. 1570-1629)
Peter Bruegel, 1606. Around 1600, three decades after the death of artist Pieter Bruegel (about 1525-1569), a renewed interest in his work sparked the so-called Bruegel Renaissance. Admired for his scenes of everyday life and his realistic landscapes, he was highly praised for faithfully following nature. Appropriately, the inscription on Sadelers print is a lengthy discussion about the imitation of nature, a matter of great interest to artists at the time. Bruegel is surrounded by Minerva and Mercury (who here personify Art and Eloquence, respectively) and a composite figure of Fortune and Fame. The cherub bearing the skull and torch at bottom is probably Thanatos, a classical symbol of death. He bows to mourn the artist, but as the still-flaming torch indicates, Bruegels genius and fame are immortal
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