Drawn to Life. Works from the time of Bruegel and Rubens
The exhibition offers visitors a rare opportunity to study the creative process behind some of the most iconic imagery of the 16th and 17th centuries, from preparatory sketches to finished compositional drawings. Together, the works reveal the extraordinary skill, curiosity, and vitality that defined this remarkable era.
About the artist
Pieter Bruegel the Elder was among the most significant artists of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes ; he was a pioneer in presenting both types of subject as large paintings.
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Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. His unique and immensely popular Baroque style emphasised…
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The National Museum is a museum in Oslo, Norway which holds the Norwegian state's public collection of art, architecture, and design objects. The collection totals over 400,000 works, amongst them the first copy of Edvard Munch's The Scream from 1893. The museum is state-owned and managed by the…