Pieter Aertsen
Dutch painter (1508–1575) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pieter Aertsen (1508, Amsterdam – 2 June 1575, Amsterdam),[1] called Lange Piet ("Tall Pete") because of his height, was a Dutch painter in the style of Northern Mannerism. He is credited with the invention of the monumental genre scene, which combines still life and genre painting and often also includes a biblical scene in the background. He was active in his native city Amsterdam but also worked for a long period in Antwerp, then the centre of artistic life in the Netherlands.[2]
Pieter Aertsen | |
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Born | 1508 |
Died | 3 June 1575 (aged 66–67) |
Children | Pieter Pietersz the Elder, Aert Pietersz |
His genre scenes were influential on later Flemish Baroque painting, Dutch still life painting and also in Italy.[3] His peasant scenes preceded by a few years the much better-known paintings produced in Antwerp by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.[4]