This is a list of engravings made from designs by 16th century Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. While only one engraving made by Bruegel personally is known, many engravings were made after designs by Bruegel especially made for the purpose. As not all engravings have the name of the designer on them, it is not absolutely certain how many engravings Bruegel made. At one time, more than 250 were attributed to him, but later scholarship has reduced this number considerably.[1]
Most important and prolific was Bruegel's collaboration with Hieronymus Cock, an artist turned printmaker and -seller. At first, around 1555, Bruegel made a series of landscapes for Cock, and then he created some of best known works, satirical moralistic designs in the vein of the works of Hieronymus Bosch.[1]
The Large Landscapes
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| Image |
Title |
Year |
Engraver |
Publisher |
Dimensions |
Notes
|
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Euntes in Emaus (The Pilgrims to Emmaus) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
323 × 423 mm |
|
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Prospectus Tyburtinus (View of Tivoli) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
320 × 420 mm |
|
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Hieronymus in Deserto (Saint Jerome in the Wilderness) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
322 × 422 mm |
|
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Magdalena Penitens (The Penitent Magdalene) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
320 × 423 mm |
|
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Insidiosus Auceps (The Crafty Bird Catcher) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
320 × 424 mm |
|
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Solicitudo Rustica (Rustic Cares) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
322 × 421 mm |
|
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Alpine Landscape |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
322 × 421 mm |
|
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Plaustrum Belgicum (The Belgian Wagon) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
320 × 423 mm |
|
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Milites Requiescentes (Soldiers at Rest) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
322 × 421 mm |
|
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Pagus Nemorosus (Wooded Region) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
321 × 425 mm |
|
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Fuga Deiparae in Aegyptum (The Rest on the Flight into Egypt) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
314 × 416 mm |
Possibly not designed by Bruegel but by the Doetecums
|
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Nundinae Rusticorum (The Rustic Market) |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
296 × 427 mm |
Possibly not designed by Bruegel but by the Doetecums
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The Seven Deadly Sins
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| Image |
Title |
Year |
Engraver |
Publisher |
Dimensions |
Notes
|
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Avaritia (Greed) |
1558 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
224 × 293 mm |
|
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Gula (Gluttony) |
1558 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
223 × 293 mm |
|
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Superbia (Pride) |
1558 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
225 × 292 mm |
|
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Luxuria (Lust) |
1558 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
225 × 296 mm |
|
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Invidia (Envy) |
1558 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
227 × 295 mm |
|
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Desidia (Sloth) |
1558 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
225 × 292 mm |
|
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Ira (Anger) |
1558 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
225 × 292 mm |
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| Image |
Title |
Year |
Engraver |
Publisher |
Dimensions |
Notes
|
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Fides (Faith) |
1559 |
Philip Galle |
Hieronymus Cock |
223 × 287 mm |
|
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Caritas (Charity) |
1559 |
Philip Galle |
Hieronymus Cock |
222 × 289 mm |
|
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Prudentia (Prudence) |
1559 |
Philip Galle |
Hieronymus Cock |
223 × 287 mm |
|
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Spes (Hope) |
1559 |
Philip Galle |
Hieronymus Cock |
223 × 288 mm |
|
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Justitia (Justice) |
1559 |
Philip Galle |
Hieronymus Cock |
223 × 287 mm |
|
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Fortitudo (Fortitude) |
1560 |
Philip Galle |
Hieronymus Cock |
223 × 287 mm |
|
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Temperantia (Temperance) |
1560 |
Philip Galle |
Hieronymus Cock |
223 × 287 mm |
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| Image |
Title |
Year |
Engraver |
Publisher |
Dimensions |
Notes
|
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Armed Three-Master with Daedalus and Icarus in the Sky |
1561-62 |
Frans Huys |
|
222 × 287 mm |
|
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Three Caravels in a Rising Squall with Adrion on a Dolphin |
1561-62 |
Frans Huys |
|
220 × 286 mm |
|
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Armed Three-Master Anchored near a City |
1561-62 |
Frans Huys |
|
230 × 287 mm |
|
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Four-Master (Left) and Two Three-Masters Anchored near a Fortified Island with a Lighthouse |
1561-62 |
Frans Huys |
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222 × 289 mm |
|
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A Fleet of Galleys Escorted by a Caravel |
1561-62 |
Frans Huys |
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223 × 290 mm |
|
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Armed Three-Master on the Open Sea, Accompanied by a Galley |
1561-62 |
Frans Huys |
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313 × 246 mm |
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Individual engravings
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| Image |
Title |
Year |
Engraver |
Publisher |
Dimensions |
Notes
|
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The Temptation of Christ |
1554 |
Hieronymus Cock |
Hieronymus Cock |
315 × 443 mm |
|
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The large Alpine landscape |
1555-56 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
368 × 468 mm |
|
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The Temptation of Saint Anthony |
1556 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
245 × 320 mm |
|
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The Big Fish Eat the Small Ones |
1557 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
229 × 296 mm |
|
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The Ass at School |
1557 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
234 × 303 mm |
|
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Patientia (Patience) |
1557 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
340 × 440 mm |
|
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The Last Judgment |
1558 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
225 × 295 mm |
|
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Everyman |
1558 |
Pieter van der Heyden (attributed) |
Hieronymus Cock |
225 × 295 mm |
|
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The Alchemist |
1558 |
Philip Galle |
Hieronymus Cock |
320 × 440 mm |
|
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Ice Skating Before the Gate of Saint George |
1558 |
Frans Huys |
Hieronymus Cock |
232 × 299 mm |
|
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The Stone Operation or The Witch of Mallegem |
1559 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
355 × 480 mm |
|
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Kermis of Saint George |
1559 |
Joannes van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum |
Hieronymus Cock |
332 × 523 mm |
|
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Kermis at Hoboken |
1559 |
Frans Hogenberg |
Hieronymus Cock |
298 × 408 mm |
|
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The Rabbit Hunt |
1560 |
Pieter Bruegel |
Hieronymus Cock |
223 × 291 mm |
|
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The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins |
1560-1563 |
Philip Galle |
Hieronymus Cock |
222 × 288 mm |
|
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Naval Battle in the Strait of Messina |
1561 |
Frans Huys |
Hieronymus Cock |
428 × 717 mm |
Printed from two plates
|
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The Descent of Christ in Limbo |
1561 |
Pieter van der Heyden |
Hieronymus Cock |
232 × 291 mm |
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