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The Triumph of Death - Pieter Brueghel the Elder
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The Triumph of Death

Pieter Brueghel the Elder · 1562-1563

Oil on panel · 117 × 162 cm

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Where to see it

Museo del Prado, Madrid

About the painting

The Triumph of Death is an oil panel painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted c. 1562. It has been in the Museo del Prado in Madrid since 1827.

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This painting is part of the BBC's 100 Great Paintings.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Style, subject and colours

Northern RenaissanceGenre sceneFood and tableManMusicSkull and mortalityWar and battleBrown

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Image: Pieter Brueghel the Elder; Wikimedia Commons · public domain

The Triumph of Death - Pieter Brueghel the Elder

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