This was the Brueghel exhibition at the Gaviria Palace in Madrid

Starting this fall, and until April 12, 2020, the Gaviria Palace de Madrid Once again it delights us with a beautiful exhibition dedicated to one of the most important sagas of Flemish painting.

La Brueghel exhibition, Wonders of Flemish art, shows us nearly a hundred works by the eight most prominent members of the family of Flemish painters, Brueghel, which takes us to the 16th and 17th centuries.

Pieter Brueghel the Elder He was the one who started the saga, and his children followed him Pieter Brueghel the Younger y Jan Brueghel the Elder.

The saga will continue with the latter's son, Jan Brueghel the Younger, who had eleven children, five of whom dedicated themselves to painting following the style of their predecessors, Jan Pieter Brueghel, Abraham Brueghel and Ambrosius Brueghel.

You will begin the tour of the exhibition at the Gaviria palace with the oldest and founder of the saga Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1525-1569), about whose figure there is little data.

He was a rather enigmatic character who came to light when he established himself in Antwerp, a city that at that time was a place of growth of the European Renaissance.

The patriarch of the family was fascinated with the painting of El Bosco, which can be seen in many of his works.

Painter and printmaker, he joined the club of master artists of the flemish painting, of which, among others, were part Peter Paul Rubens y Hans memlingas well as his two children Pieter y Jan.

He lived for a while in Italy, but would soon move to Brussels, a city that at that time was an important artistic center; Furthermore, the urban nobility had a lot of purchasing power, which favored the sale of works.

In fact, most of his paintings belong to private collections that were not shown in public. '

His initial fame is due to the intervention of his son Pieter Brueghel the Younger, which to spread his father's work. He dedicated himself to making copies of his paintings, as is the case of bird trap (1601)

His style was iconic, with symbolic works deeply rooted in local tradition.

He liked to represent the way of life of people in rural areas, in their jobs and daily activities, with works full of details and realism.

What to see at the Brueghel exhibition

In the exhibition you will be able to see oil paintings that illustrate proverbs and popular sayings in a realistic, provocative and incisive way, which were not always easy to interpret.

This gave rise to creating a work full of moral content.

Landscapes are important in the artist's work since he was fascinated with nature.

In them figures of peasants appear doing the tasks of rural life and dancing popular dances.

Snowy landscapes, pagan allegories, eschatological sins and many flowers of evil are the themes he touches on in his production.

Jan Brueghel the Elder, second son of Pieter Brueghel the Elder, also continued with the technique and themes of the patriarch of the saga, but with more freedom when interpreting the themes.

The dinasty Brueghel she continued with the latter's son Jan Brueghel the Younger, who inherited his father's studio and entered the Guild of Saint Luke, which was one of the most important guilds of Flemish artists and craftsmen of the time.

This artist, in addition to his production, achieved considerable success selling the paintings inherited from his father.

The exhibition also shows you the works of the latter's children, Jan Peter Bruegel, with paintings very focused on the floral genre, and Abraham Brueghel, who dedicated himself more to landscapes, although he also addressed the subject of still lifes of flowers and fruits.

Another of his sons, although less known, was Ambrosius Bruegel, of which you will be able to see two of his most significant works “Couple of still lifes with flowers "and "Allegory of the elements: earth, fire, water and air"

Furthermore, during the tour of this exhibition of Gaviria palace You will also be able to see representative works of the time by nearly twenty artists of the stature of Rubens, El Bosco: David Teniers the Younger.

We finish by telling you that the exhibition arrives in Madrid after great success in different cities such as Rome, Paris or Tel Aviv, as well as in several venues in Japan.

Brueghel exhibition schedules at Gaviria Palace

The Visiting hours for the Brueghel exhibition, wonders of Flemish art, in the Gaviria Palace in Madrid (c/Arenal 9) are, Monday to Thursday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 2 o'clock, and Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 21 p.m., with last access one hour before closing.

Brueghel exhibition ticket prices

The general ticket prices are 14 euros; the reduced one, which benefits seniors+65, students and people with disabilities or unemployment, 12 euros; children between 5 and 11 years old, 6 euros.

Children under 5 years old can visit the Brueghel exhibition for free, and on Mondays, university students without age limits pay 9 euros.