Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1528/30-1569) is one of the most popular artists\nin the history of Western art. Famous for having elevated the status of\nlandscape painting until it became a virtually independent genre, he is also\nconsidered to be the greatest 16th-century Flemish master of scenes from\nordinary life. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Kunst-\nhistorisches Museum, this beautifully illustrated volume presents the\nextraordinary paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder belonging to the Museum.\nShown in full colour, both in their entirety and in glorous close-up detail,\nare twelve outstanding world-famous masterpieces: The Tower of Babel,\nPeasant Wedding, Peasant Dance, Hunters in the Snow, Children's Games.