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Pieter the Elder Bruegel

Flemish

d. 1569

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  1. Avaritia, from the series The Seven Deadly Sins by Pieter the Elder Bruegel, Image 1.

    Pieter the Elder Bruegel

    Avaritia, from the series The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558

    Engraving on paper

    8.25 x 11.125 in (20.96 x 28.26 cm)

Flemish painter, draftsman, and printmaker. He is a member of an important Netherlandish family, and became a master in the painters Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp. After, he became associated with an Antwerp publishing house known as Hieronymus Cock where he created prints based on a range of subject matter including landscapes and peasant scenes. He was a pioneer in making both types of subjects the focus in large paintings.