On view on the Stadel Museum from 18 June to twenty September 2026, “Bruegel. Printed” brings collectively round forty-five extraordinary prints based mostly on Bruegel’s drawings.
Supply: Städel Museum · Picture: Philipp Galle after Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Temperance (Temperantia), ca. 1560
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30–1569) transports viewers right into a fantastical world filled with humorous imagery and enigmatic particulars. Though he’s primarily identified right this moment as a painter, Bruegel achieved fame early on as a designer of prints. His pictorial creations vary from large-scale panoramic landscapes to moralising spiritual parables, from scenes of on a regular basis life to allegorical compositions. In these works, Bruegel is each a storyteller and a essential observer of his time. The exhibition Bruegel. Printed, which can happen in the summertime of 2026, brings collectively round forty-five extraordinary prints based mostly on Bruegel’s drawings. The Städel Museum’s Assortment of Prints and Drawings has a formidable stock of Dutch prints, together with thirty works based mostly on Bruegel’s drawings. These type the idea of the exhibition, supplemented by loans from the Albertina in Vienna and the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung in Munich.
The works on show, together with allegorical representations similar to Patientia (Endurance, 1557) and Temperantia (Temperance, c. 1560), vividly convey Bruegel’s multifaceted imagery. His work addresses the ethical problems with his time whereas bearing on elementary points of human life, combining exact remark with creativeness and narrative energy. Bruegel addresses human weaknesses and refers back to the grandeur of nature, whereas additionally specializing in on a regular basis coexistence. The particular attraction of his works stem from the interaction of closeness to nature, ingenuity and humorous exaggeration. Even right this moment, his depictions supply stunning insights into social interplay and the query of elementary human values.
