The Art of Pieter Bruegel The Elder

Presented by Dr Sophie Oosterwijk

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (d. 1569) is probably best known for his colourful depictions of peasants making merry or toiling in the fields. He also painted religious scenes in the Netherlandish countryside. Although these works lent him the epithet, ‘Peasant Brueghel’, his work was more than just charmingly naïve. He was very much a townsman with a good eye for landscape, who painted for discerning collectors. He also lived in a time of religious and political turmoil that is evident in some of his ‘darker’ works. This lecture will show that there is more to Bruegel than peasant paintings.

Dates and Locations

Monday 21 July 2025 Murray River (NSW/ VIC)

Thursday, 24 July 2025 Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT)

Wednesday 20 August & Thursday 21st August Brisbane (QLD)

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