Peasants Fighting

1728/1735

Anton Joseph Prenner after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Anton Joseph Prenner

Artist, Austrian, 1683 - 1761

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

This is a detailed drawing of a scene depicting several figures engaged in a tug-of-war. The foreground shows a dynamic struggle among the figures pulling against each other with tension. The figures are in motion, depicted with tense muscles and posture. The background features a rustic village setting with thatched-roof buildings and trees. Intricate cross-hatching and line work are used to create depth, shadow, and texture. Scattered papers on the ground contribute to the sense of activity and disorder in the scene. The style is similar to works by artists like Pieter Bruegel the Elder, known for detailed depictions of peasant life and lively scenes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 15.4 × 21.7 cm (6 1/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.226

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. A67, Copy unidentified


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1908

  • Bastelaer, Rene van. Les estampes de Peter Bruegel l'ancien. Brussels: G. van Oest et Cie, 1908.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Pieter Bruegel, Nadine Orenstein author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. A67, copy unidentified.

Inscriptions

in lower margin, at left, in plate: ALT: 26. LAT: 35. UNC.; in lower margin, at center, in plate: Bruegel Pinx.

Wikidata ID

Q65565636

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