BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder (b. ca. 1525, Breughel, d. 1569, Bruxelles) Children's Games 1559-60 Oil on wood, 118 x 161 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The painting is referred to as the "encyclopaedia of Flemish children's games". It represents about 84 games some of them are practiced until present days. There is also an assumption that the painting is part of a four-piece cycle representing the four seasons. In addition to the games in the left part of the background a typical Flemish landscape, while on the right a street with excellent perspective can be seen. *
BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder (b. ca. 1525, Breughel, d. 1569, Bruxelles) Children's Games 1559-60 Oil on wood, 118 x 161 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The painting is referred to as the "encyclopaedia of Flemish children's games". It represents about 84 games some of them are practiced until present days. There is also an assumption that the painting is part of a four-piece cycle representing the four seasons. In addition to the games in the left part of the background a typical Flemish landscape, while on the right a street with excellent perspective can be seen. *** Keywords: ************* Author: BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder Title: Children's Games Time-line: 1501-1550 School: Flemish Form: painting Type: genre
Size: 3096px × 2244px
Photo credit: © Carlo Bollo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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