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The Fall of the Rebel Angels (Pieter Bruegel the Elder)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The painting depicts Michael the Archangel casting Lucifer and his followers from Heaven. Bruegel adopts many of Bosch’s motifs, but also differentiates himself by including a whole new imagery reflecting the knowledge of the day, for example. This work may have been commissioned by a member of the ruling Habsburg dynasty in Brussels.

Year: 1562
Museum: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Made by: Tine Meganck
Interests: art historian, is preparing a monograph on this painting
Made on: 23-08-2010

Language: English