Bruegel paints the saying 'he who behaves like a pig, belongs in a sty'. This is the earliest known painted genre scene by bruegel. In fact, it's a painted 'teljoor' or wooden platter, but has probably never been used for eating. (source: exhibition text from bosch to bruegel, museum boijmans van beuningen, rotterdam, nl)
private collection. Object Type: painting. Date: 1557. Dimensions: height: 18 cm (7 in) ; width: 18 cm (7 in) ; diameter: 18 cm (7 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Private collection. Pieter Bruegel the Elder - 1557 - A Pig Has To Go in a Sty
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