Bruegel. Drawing the World
Until 3 December 2017
Enjoy the works of the exhibition in our
Online Collection.
Pieter Bruegel the Elder is the 16th century’s most important Netherlandish draughtsman. His drawings, created during an era of political, social, and religious transformations, conjure up a complex pictorial world: Bruegel reflects upon social conditions in a way that is humorous, down-to-earth, perceptive, and deeply critical while zeroing in on the tragedy and greatness—as well as the ridiculousness and weakness—of human existence.
With its selection of 100 works, the Albertina presents the entire spectrum of Bruegel’s drawn and printed oeuvre while also shedding light on his artistic origins via the juxtaposition of his output with high-quality works by important predecessors such as Bosch and Dürer. Included are around 20 of the Netherlandish artist’s most beautiful drawings from the museum’s own extensive holdings as well as from international collections, a selection that also brings together two of his final drawings—Spring and Summer—for the first time in many years. Furthermore, numerous printed treasures—rediscovered and painstakingly restored at the Albertina over the course of long-running research efforts—are being shown for the first time.
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Spring, 1565
Pen and ink
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Summer, 1568
Pen and ink
(© Hamburger Kunsthalle / bpk)
Photo: Christoph Irrgang
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Engravers: Jan and Lucas van Duetecum): The Kermis of Saint George, ca. 1559
Engraving
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Big Fish eat little Fish, 1556
Pen and ink
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Painter and the Buyer, ca. 1565
Pen and ink
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Ass at School, 1556
Pen and brown ink
(Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Engravers: Jan and Lucas van Duetecum): Large Alpine Landscape, 1555-56
Engraving
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Rabbit Hunt, 1560
Etching
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Hieronymus Bosch: The Tree Man, ca. 1500
Pen and ink
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Sloth, 1557
Pen and ink
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Descent of Christ into Limbo, 1561
Pen and ink
(© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Alchemist, 1558
Pen and ink
(bpk / Kupferstichkabinett, SMB / Jörg P. Anders)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Engraver: Pieter van der Heyden): Elck, ca. 1558
Engraving
(The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pen and ink (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pen and ink (© Hamburger Kunsthalle / bpk)
Photo: Christoph Irrgang
Engraving (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pen and ink (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pen and ink (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pen and brown ink (Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett)
Engraving (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Etching (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pen and ink (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pen and ink (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pen and ink (© The Albertina Museum, Vienna)
Pen and ink (bpk / Kupferstichkabinett, SMB / Jörg P. Anders)
Engraving (The Albertina Museum, Vienna)