BRUEGHEL, Pieter the Younger
(b. 1564, Brussel, d. 1638, Antwerpen)
BRUEGHEL, Pieter the Younger (b. 1564, Brussel, d. 1638, Antwerpen) |
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The Bird Trap-Oil on panel, 46 x 68 cm Private collection | |
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The composition of The Bird Trap is one of the most popular created by the Brueghel family. The prototype has generally been thought to be the painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Pieter Brueghel the Younger and his busy studio produced numerous (over forty) copies and variations of the composition. The earliest known dated version by Brueghel the Younger is the painting dated 1601, the latest is dated 1626. In this version, several figures were added to the composition c. 1630-35, by an artist in the circle of Hendrick Avercamp. | |
