Pieter Brueghel the Younger was born into a family of artists: his father, brother and son were all painters. Pieter the Younger set himself to copying his father Pieter the Elder’s works. He was such a talented copyist that it is often impossible to differentiate between the two of them. He often located his scenes in the countryside and painted in a style close to Flemish realism throughout his life. He was nicknamed “de helse Brueghel” (Hell Brueghel) because many of his paintings depict landscapes on fire.
Pieter Brueghel the Younger was born into a family of artists: his father, brother and son were all painters. Pieter the Younger set himself to copying his father Pieter the Elder’s works. He was such a talented copyist that it is often impossible to differentiate between the two of them. He often located his scenes in the countryside and painted in a style close to Flemish realism throughout his life. He was nicknamed “de helse Brueghel” (Hell Brueghel) because many of his paintings depict landscapes on fire.
