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Pieter Aertsen · 1551
Pieter Aertsen: 1508–1575
Other names (24)
Aerston, Aertsen, Aertson, Artsen, Langen Pier, Lange Peter, Langepier, Lange Pier, Lange Pier Aertsen, Lange Pier Aertsz., Lange Reyer, Lange Reyer Aertsen, Lange rijer, Langh Pier, Peter Aertsen, Petrus Aertsens, Pieter Aerston, pieter aertsens, Pieter Aertsz., Pieter Aertszen, Pieter Aertszone, Pieter aerzten, pietro Long, Pietro Lungo
Biography
Pieter Aertsen (1508 in Amsterdam – 2 June 1575 in Amsterdam), called Lange Piet ("Tall Pete") because of his height, was a Dutch painter in the style of Northern Mannerism. He is credited with the invention of the monumental genre scene, which combines still life and genre painting and often also includes a biblical scene in the background. He was active in his native city Amsterdam but also worked for a long period in Antwerp, then the centre of artistic life in the Netherlands.
His genre scenes were influential on later Flemish Baroque painting, Dutch still life painting and also in Italy. His peasant scenes preceded by a few years the much better-known paintings produced in Antwerp by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
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Influenced by
- Aertgen van Leydeneditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Pieter Aertsen. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Rijksmuseum5 recorded works
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie — Besançon1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Lille1 recorded work
- Nationalmuseum1 recorded work
- Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts1 recorded work
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium1 recorded work
- Städel Museum1 recorded work
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)1 recorded work
