Pieter Bruegel

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

Pieter Bruegel il Vecchio (ca. 1525-30 - 1569) resta per molti aspetti un mistero, per quanto la sua ricca e anche complessa opera continui a stupire. Bruegel fu un geniale paesaggista, un meraviglioso cronista della vita del tempo e possedeva un grande senso dello humor.

Pieter Bruegel, un fulgido enigma

L’antenato della dinastia di pittori Bruegel, perché anche i figli Pieter e Jan furono importanti artisti, nacque nel 1525. O forse nel 1530 o giù di lì. Anche sul suo luogo di nascita vi sono diverse teorie. La vita del maestro fiammingo è in realtà avvolta nel mistero. Ma non è certo questo ciò che importa. Conta invece l’impressionante opera di questo autore di dipinti, disegni, acqueforti e stampe. E non è poco.

Abbiamo maestosi paesaggi di Bruegel. Le sue tipiche raffigurazioni della vita popolare del tempo. Le bizzarre scene con le sue fantasiose creature. L’umorismo e l’ironia spesso da lui usati per rappresentare le universali debolezze umane. Le innovative, complesse e vorticose stampe su carta. Bruegel realizzò una così ricca opera in un tempo relativamente breve. Morì infatti intorno ai quarant’anni. Della sua opera ci sono rimasti una quarantina di dipinti.

Il maestro fiammingo spirò a Bruxelles. E per quanto i suoi capolavori siano sparsi in tutto il mondo, la sua casa resta qui. I Musei Reali delle Belle Arti del Belgio (KMSKB) possiedono quattro dei suoi capolavori. Nella collezione della Biblioteca Reale del Belgio (KBR) si trovano circa novanta rare stampe e tre disegni. Al contempo, la sua figura viene associata anche ad Anversa, la città in cui si formò come artista. Il suo capolavoro Margherita la pazza e la serie Dodici proverbi possono essere ancora oggi ammirati al Museum Mayer van den Bergh.

In ogni angolo del mondo puoi trovare lo sguardo acuto di Bruegels, ma mai così pungente come qui.

Una statua di bronzo di un artista barbuto con un pappagallo sulla spalla è seduta su una sedia, incorniciata da una sagoma metallica. Una strada cittadina sullo sfondo.

Bruegel e le Fiandre

Pieter Bruegel il Vecchio era di casa nelle Fiandre. Il brillante maestro spirò a Bruxelles, ma la sua carriera era iniziata ad Anversa. Ed è lì che ancora oggi si trova una parte importante della sua opera. Scopri Bruegel ad Anversa, Bruxelles e oltre.

Scena medievale caotica con creature bizzarre e figure umane in un paesaggio oscuro e infuocato. L’atmosfera è inquietante e surreale, con elementi onirici.

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