Pieter Aertsen. Pieter Aertsen, called Lange Piet 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.
Aertsen was born in Amsterdam, and was apprenticed to Allaert Claesz. He later travelled to the Southern Netherlands and took up residence in Antwerp, first with his compatriot Jan Mandijn.
Aertsen became a member of Antwerp's Guild of Saint Luke. In the official books of the Guild he is recorded as Langhe Peter, schilder. In 1542 he became a citizen of Antwerp. Aertsen returned to Amsterdam in 1555-56. After beginning by painting religious works, in the 1550s he developed the painting of domestic scenes in which he reproduced articles of furniture, cooking utensils, and food with great flair and realism. His Butcher's Shop, with the Flight into Egypt has been called the earliest example of Mannerist inversion of still life in
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.
Aertsen was born in Amsterdam, and was apprenticed to Allaert Claesz. He later travelled to the Southern Netherlands and took up residence in Antwerp, first with his compatriot Jan Mandijn.
Aertsen became a member of Antwerp's Guild of Saint Luke. In the official books of the Guild he is recorded as Langhe Peter, schilder. In 1542 he became a citizen of Antwerp. Aertsen returned to Amsterdam in 1555-56. After beginning by painting religious works, in the 1550s he developed the painting of domestic scenes in which he reproduced articles of furniture, cooking utensils, and food with great flair and realism. His Butcher's Shop, with the Flight into Egypt has been called the earliest example of Mannerist inversion of still life in
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