Exploring the Styles of Peasant Painters in the Netherlands: A Case Study of Bruegel Pieter the Elder

Abstract

This section discusses the origin and main types of development of the Renaissance. It gradually developed from Italy to the whole of Europe. Artists find inspiration from ancient Greek works and use scientific techniques such as perspective in their paintings, resulting in works that are full of volume. At the same time, the styles of southern and northern Europe are also different, especially in the southern region of the Netherlands where Bruguel is located. This is the birthplace of humanism, which has made the civic class the main force on the path of the Renaissance. It is precisely because of spiritual liberation that art has become a tool for ordinary people to showcase their thoughts and feelings. This article focuses on the peasant painter Peter Brueghel the elder of the Renaissance. And Bruegel was the last painter in this region after the Renaissance. He is also the founder of the Dutch painting school. Most of his works are inspired by farmers and his own life, as he chose to use art as a weapon to praise virtue and hope for national independence. He is a true 'farmer painter'. At the same time, his creative techniques are also changing over time.