Deepest layers of Bruegel drawings
On the occasion of the 450th anniversary of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's death, the city of Brussels is organising an exhibition on a few of the master's original drawings as well as a unique series of prints based on these drawings. Thanks to the KU Leuven research project Fingerprint we can now have a phenomenally detailed look at the documents. Win tickets Pieter Bruegel the Elder is famous for his paintings of landscapes and peasant scenes, such as his classic piece The Peasant Wedding . It's a lesser-known fact that the artist from Brabant also enjoyed some fame during his lifetime thanks to his drawings and etchings. 16th-century Antwerp was the centre for the production and trade in prints - the cool mass medium at the time. Print books. The story begins when Antwerp publisher and copper engraver Hieronymus Cock discovers a talented young man named Bruegel and lets him design engravings.
