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Pieter Bruegel, the Elder

When and where was Pieter Bruegel the Elder born?

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Peasant Dance by Pieter Bruegel the Elder shows villagers dancing, drinking, and socializing outdoors near rustic buildings, with musicians playing in the foreground. — Pieter Bruegel, the Elder Peasant Dance, oil on wood by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1568; in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder was born circa 1525, most likely in Breda, which was then part of the duchy of Brabant and is located in the modern-day Netherlands.1