Pieter Brueghel the Younger

Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564–1636) was a painter and architectural drafter.

Also recorded as Pieter (II) Brueghel; Pieter Brueghel II; Peter Petersz Brueghel the Young; Brughel d'Enfer; Pieter, the younger Bruguel; Hellish Breughel.

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Overview

Born at Brussels in 1564, died at Antwerp in 1636.

In detail

the recorded working language is Dutch.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are religious and genre. Pieter Brueghel the Elder is recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp. Membership is recorded of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.

Works named in the authority record are Adoration of the magi, The Good Shepherd, The Return from the Inn and Census at Bethlehem.

Work by Pieter Brueghel the Younger is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, Nationalmuseum and Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille.

Sources

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    “Pieter Brueghel the Younger”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q255828: Pieter Brueghel the Younger

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