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| Pieter Brueghel |
| 1525-1569 |
| European Artist |
| Bruegel's birth date and place are unknown, but it is generally assumed that he was born in Breda, in the Duchy of Brabant, now in The Netherlands. Bruegel first studied with Pieter Coecke van Aelst of Antwerp. He was trained in the technique of painting on linen, a specialty of the city, which he used in some of his later works. In 1551 Bruegel became a master in the guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp. Almost immediately thereafter, he set off for Italy. Drawings with Italian motifs are dated 1552, and by 1553 the artist was in Rome. He also traveled through the Alps, returning to Antwerp sometime in 1554. The artist seems to have stayed in Antwerp until 1563. In 1563 he married and moved to Brussels. Bruegel worked in Brussels until his death. |
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