Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1528/30-1569) is one of the most popular artists in the history of Western art. Famous for having elevated the status of landscape painting until it became a virtually independent genre, he is also considered to be the greatest 16th-century Flemish master of scenes from ordinary life. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Kunst- historisches Museum, this beautifully illustrated volume presents the extraordinary paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder belonging to the Museum. Shown in full colour, both in their entirety and in glorous close-up detail, are twelve outstanding world-famous masterpieces: The Tower of Babel, Peasant Wedding, Peasant Dance, Hunters in the Snow, Children's Games.
