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Circle of Pieter Brueghel II (Brussels c. 1564-1637/8 Antwerp)
Lot 120 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR

Circle of Pieter Brueghel II (Brussels c. 1564-1637/8 Antwerp)

A Flemish Proverb: 'To cast roses before swine'

Closed6 July 2018

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Circle of Pieter Brueghel II (Brussels c. 1564-1637/8 Antwerp)
A Flemish Proverb: 'To cast roses before swine'
oil on panel, circular
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) in diameter

Private collection, Vienna, by 1935.
with Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna, by 1945.
Acquired by the husband of the present owner in Vienna in the 1950s.

Specialist note

This picture depicts a subject derived from a traditional Flemish proverb, intended as a warning to not 'waste effort on the unworthy'. Like his father Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Pieter the Younger found inspiration in the vernacular pastimes of Flemish society and scenes of peasant life. Brueghel and his circle painted a number of these small round panels, indicating that the subjects resonated with a wide audience.