THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Flemish painter (1526–1569)
Pieter Brueghel the Elder was born in 1525 in Breda, Netherlands and died on September 19, 1569.
Born
in 1525
Died: September 19, 1569
Source:
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- Birthplace
- Breda, Netherlands, Bree, Belgium
- Professions
- printmaker, draftsperson, painter
- Citizenship
- Duchy of Brabant
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Family
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- pinakothek.de
- Trove
- KulturNav
- Union List of Artist Names
- Integrated Authority File
- SNAC
- Find a Grave
- RKDartists
- BnF authorities
- Athenaeum
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Where was Pieter Brueghel the Elder born?
Pieter Brueghel the Elder was born in Breda, Netherlands; Bree, Belgium.