ADFAS Brisbane: Peasant pastimes? the Art of Pieter Bruegel
Peasant pastimes? The art of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (d. 1569)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder is probably best known for his colourful depictions of peasants making merry or toiling in the fields. He also painted religious scenes in the Netherlandish countryside. Although these works lent him the epithet ‘Peasant Bruegel’, his work was more than just charmingly naïve. He was very much a townsman with a great eye for landscape, who painted for discerning collectors. He also lived in a time of religious and political turmoil that is evident in some of his ‘darker’ works. This lecture will show that there is more to Bruegel than ‘just’ peasant paintings.
Visitors are welcome.
Refreshments will be provided after each lecture session, morning tea after the morning lecture and wine and cheese after the evening lecture.
Pieter Bruegel the Elder is probably best known for his colourful depictions of peasants making merry or toiling in the fields. He also painted religious scenes in the Netherlandish countryside. Although these works lent him the epithet ‘Peasant Bruegel’, his work was more than just charmingly naïve. He was very much a townsman with a great eye for landscape, who painted for discerning collectors. He also lived in a time of religious and political turmoil that is evident in some of his ‘darker’ works. This lecture will show that there is more to Bruegel than ‘just’ peasant paintings.
Visitors are welcome.
Refreshments will be provided after each lecture session, morning tea after the morning lecture and wine and cheese after the evening lecture.
Wednesday 20 August 2025 - Thursday 21 August 2025 (UTC+10)
Location and Times
Evening - 20 August 2025 7.30 pm, Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS), 3/162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Qld 4000
Morning - 21 August 2025 10.00 am, State Library of Queensland, Cultural Precinct, Stanley Place, South Brisbane, Qld 4101
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ADFAS Brisbane: Peasant pastimes? the Art of Pieter Bruegel
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