Armed Three-Master on the Open Sea Accompanied by a Galley from The Sailing Vessels

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561

MEDIUMEngraving and etching; second state of three

DIMENSIONSsheet: 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (33.6 x 26 cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, a pioneer of genre painting, captured the lively spirit of 16th-century peasant life and vast landscapes.