Pieter Bruegel

Pieter I Bruegel - De volkstelling te Bethlehem ©Royal Museums of Fine Arts Belgium, Brussels photo J. Geleyns - Ro scan
©Royal Museums of Fine Arts Belgium, Brussels photo J. Geleyns - Ro scan

Pieter Bruegel el Vell (c. 1525-30 – 1569) continua sent un misteri en molts sentits. La seva obra rica, fins i tot complexa, continua sorprenent. Bruegel va ser un brillant paisatgista, un brillant cronista de la vida de l'època i posseïa un gran sentit de l'humor.

Pieter Bruegel, un enigma brillant

L'avantpassat de la família d'artistes Bruegel - els seus fills Pieter i Jan també van ser artistes distingits - va néixer en 1525. O potser al 1530, o en algun punt intermedi. Encara hi ha diferents teories sobre el seu lloc de naixement. Per tant, encara hi ha molts misteris sobre la vida d'aquest mestre flamenc. Encara que això no és realment el que compte. La impressionant obra d'aquest pintor, dibuixant, gravador i dissenyador de gravats és el que compte. I això diu molt.

Estan els majestuosos paisatges de Bruegel. La representació típicament bruegeliana de la vida popular de l'època. Les sorprenents escenes en les quals s'incorporen criatures imaginatives. L'humor i la ironia que solia utilitzar per a retratar les febleses humanes universals. Les impressions inventives, complexes i arremolinades sobre paper. Bruegel va construir aquesta àmplia obra en un temps bastant curt. Va morir al voltant del seu quarantè aniversari. De la seva obra es conserven quaranta quadres.

Aquest mestre flamenc va acabar la seva vida a Brussel·les. Encara que les seves obres mestres estan repartides per tot el món, la seva essència es manté aquí a casa. Els Museus Reals de Bells Arts de Bèlgica (KMSKB) posseeixen quatre de les seves obres mestres. En la col·lecció de la Biblioteca Real de Bèlgica (KBR) trobarà al voltant de noranta gravats únics i tres dibujos.al mateix temps, també està relacionat amb Anvers, la ciutat on es va convertir en artista. La seva obra mestra La Boja Meg i la sèrie Dotze Proverbis encara es pot admirar en el Museu Mayer Van den Bergh.

La mirada de Bruegel es pot trobar en tots els racons del món, però en cap tan aguda com aquí.

Una estatua de bronce de un artista barbudo con un loro en el hombro está sentada en una silla, enmarcada por un contorno metálico. Una calle de la ciudad aparece al fondo.

Bruegel a Flandes

Flandes era la casa de Pieter Bruegel el Vell. Aquest brillant Mestre va fer el seu últim respir a Brussel·les, però va començar la seva carrera a Anvers. Una part important de la seva obra està sempre allà a la casa. Descobreix Bruegel a Anvers, Brussel·les i més enllà.

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Una escena medieval caótica con criaturas extrañas y humanos en un paisaje oscuro y ardiente. El ambiente es inquietante y perturbador, con elementos surrealistas y oníricos.
© Museum Mayer van den Bergh, foto: KIK-IRPA

També et pot agradar

Autorretrato de Rubens ©Rubenshuis Antwerpen collectiebeleid
©Rubenshuis Antwerpen collectiebeleid

Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens, mestre del barroc
Un hombre barbudo con traje y un sombrero floral mira atentamente. El fondo es una mezcla artística de tonos terrosos, transmitiendo un ambiente contemplativo.
©Mu.ZEE, www.lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders, foto Hugo Maertens

James Ensor

James Ensor, pioner al Mar del Nord
Van Eyck, Retrato de un hombre (Autorretrato) © Jan van Eyck. Portrait of a Man
© Jan van Eyck. Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait_). 1433. © The National Gallery, London

Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck, el geni darrera l'Adoració de l'Anyell Místic

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