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Also Known As Boeren Brueghel • Pieter Bruegel de Oudere • Boeren Breughel • Pieter Brueghel de Oudere • Pieter Brueghel • Pieter Breughel de Oudere • Peasant Bruegel • Boeren Bruegel • Pieter Brueghel, the Elder
Born c.1525 • Breda • Netherlands
Died September 5, 1569 or September 9, 1569 • Brussels • Belgium
Movement / Style Flemish art
Notable Family Members son Jan Bruegel, the Elder • son Pieter Bruegel II the Younger

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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.
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