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Landscape with Christ and the Apostles at the Sea of Tiberias
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Landscape with Christ and the Apostles at the Sea of Tiberias

painting by Bruegel
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The painting "Landscape with Christ and the Apostles at the Sea of Tiberias" was created around 1553 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. While Bruegel is renowned for his detailed landscape paintings, the figures in this particular work were likely painted by Maarten de Vos, another artist from Antwerp. This painting is significant as it is one of Bruegel's earliest signed and dated works and demonstrates his early engagement with landscape as a subject. The work showcases Bruegel's developing style, which would later influence the tradition of landscape painting in the Low Countries.12

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