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Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569

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  • An alchemist. Oil painting after Pieter Bruegel.
  • The parable of the blind leading the blind: six blind men walk in a line, the leader trips over, the second stumbles over him, the rest are set to follow. Process print after by P. Bruegel the elder, 1568.
  • Three epileptic women each supported by two men. Engraving by H. Hondius the younger, 1642, after P. Brueghel.
  • Purgatory. Etching by E. Henne after P. Bruegel the elder.
  • The blind leading the blind. Oil painting after Pieter Bruegel.
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    A sleeping pedlar's posterior is examined by monkeys, who play with his goods. Line engraving after P. van Harlingen after P. Bruegel, c. 1610.

    Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569. | Date: c. 1610 | Reference: 17505i
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    An alchemist in his laboratory with his family: to the right they are shown calling at the poorhouse, destitute after the husband's failed experiments. Engraving after P. Bruegel, ca. 1558.

    Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569. | Date: [1558?] | Reference: 35278i
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    Three epileptic women each supported by two men. Engraving by H. Hondius the younger, 1642, after P. Brueghel.

    Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569. | Date: 1642 | Reference: 18621i
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    A scene showing alms-giving of food, water, clothes and money; in the midst of this Charity is seen with a Pelican on her head holding a Sacred Heart. Line engraving by H. Cock after P. Bruegel, 1559.

    Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569. | Date: 1559 | Reference: 17566i
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    One man sits over a cooking pot on the fire while a group of men all grab at the contents of a dish on the table and a woman and a child sit in a type of cradle. Process print after van H. Hondius after Pieter Bruegel the elder.

    Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569. | Reference: 29271i
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