In the manner of Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Netherlandish, c. 1525–1569
The Festival, 2026
Oil on oak panel
116 × 174 cm
Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.
PAB 2026.1.1
Moving, 8-second loop ·
Room 1: The Festival Grounds
In the manner of Pieter Bruegel the Elder · Netherlandish, c. 1525–1569 · Northern Renaissance
Bruegel painted the village as a swarm: a hundred small lives, each busy with its own errand, seen from a hill just high enough to love them all at once. Give him a city in 2026 and he does not zoom in. He climbs higher.
In the manner of Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Netherlandish, c. 1525–1569
Saturday at the Furniture Store, 2026
Oil on oak panel
116 × 174 cm
Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.
PAB 2026.1.2
In the manner of Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Netherlandish, c. 1525–1569
Security Line, 2026
Oil on oak panel
116 × 174 cm
Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.
PAB 2026.1.3
In the manner of Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Netherlandish, c. 1525–1569
The Beginner Slope, 2026
Oil on oak panel
116 × 174 cm
Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.
PAB 2026.1.4
In the manner of Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Netherlandish, c. 1525–1569
City Marathon, 2026
Oil on oak panel
116 × 174 cm
Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.
PAB 2026.1.5
The brief for this room
Modern gatherings seen from above. Crowds doing what crowds do now.