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The Death of the Virgin (Bruegel)

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carried out with brushes. The underdrawn lines show that the cat was originally slightly more to the right, the woman plumping the pillow was also more to the right and the bed may have been smaller.
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requested an impression of the engraving. In a letter to Ortelius, he described the grisaille, which he had seen previously, as 'painted in the most skillful manner and with the greatest piety'.
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and works by other artists. Depictions of the scene typically limit those in attendance to the apostles, making Bruegel's painting unique. Bruegel's painting shows similarities to
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to reproduce the painting as engravings for which he wrote an inscription. He then distributed these prints to his friends including notable figures
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Müller, Jürgen; Orenstein, Nadine M.; Plomp, Michiel C.; Sellink, Manfred (2001). "Catalogue".
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Erudite eyes: friendship, art and erudition in the network of Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)
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Erudite eyes: friendship, art and erudition in the network of Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)
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acquired the painting for his collection at Richmond in 1930 from an art dealer in London.
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at the Squash Court Gallery. The painting was also displayed in the exhibition
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In 1691, the painting is mentioned in the inventory of Jean-Baptiste Anthoine.
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In English, this translates to 'white and black by Breugel the Elder'.
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder: religious art for the urban community
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and may have been commissioned by him. In 1574, Ortelius asked
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engravings of the same scene which may suggest inspiration.
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stated that the composition was inspired by the miniature
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and other figures in attendance. It is now displayed in
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Bruegel in Black & White: Three Grisailles Reunited
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Bruegel: the complete paintings, drawings and prints
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(2019). 354:"The Dormition of the Virgin" 180:also noted the similarities. 106:by Dutch and Flemish painter 860:The Fall of the Rebel Angels 226:Dirck Volkertszoon Coornhert 1190:Pieter Brueghel the Younger 1113:The Blind Leading the Blind 479:de Tolnay, Charles (1935). 99:The Dormition of the Virgin 1288: 508:Gibson, Walter S. (1977). 238:Pieter Bruegel the Younger 122:and under the care of the 1172:The Painter and The Buyer 1152: 1121:The Magpie on the Gallows 1019:Massacre of the Innocents 940:The Procession to Calvary 609:Sellink, Manfred (2007). 556:Sellink, Manfred (2007). 382:Sellink, Manfred (2007). 110:, depicting the death of 26: 1202:Jan Brueghel the Younger 776:Pieter Bruegel the Elder 292:New Light on Old Masters 260:and then by her husband 240:made multiple copies of 216:was originally owned by 146:. 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Index


Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Oil
oak panel
Upton House
Warwickshire
grisaille painting
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
the Virgin Mary
Apostles
Upton House
National Trust
apocryphal
Golden Legend
Jacobus de Voragine
Martin Schongauer's
Albrecht Dürer's
Charles de Tolnay
Simon Bening
Grimani Breviary
Walter S. Gibson
Infrared reflectography
underdrawing

Philips Galle
Abraham Ortelius
Philips Galle
Dirck Volkertszoon Coornhert
Benedictus Montanus
Benito Arias Montano

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