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
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