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Pieter Brueghel the Younger — The peasant lawyer
Pieter Brueghel the Younger

The peasant lawyer

Pieter Brueghel the Younger's 'The peasant lawyer' is an oil on oak panel painting that offers a satirical commentary on social pretension and judicial corruption. The work reflects the artist's keen observation of peasant life and moral commentary typical of Flemish art.

Medium
oil on oak panel

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Old Masters Evening Auction

December 7, 2022

Estimate: $300,000$500,000

Lot 10

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Pieter Brueghel the Younger, The peasant lawyer

Pieter Brueghel the Younger's 'The peasant lawyer' is an oil on oak panel painting that offers a satirical commentary on social pretension and judicial corruption. The work reflects the artist's keen observation of peasant life and moral commentary typical of Flemish art.

Medium
oil on oak panel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Genre Scene, Oil On Panel, Narrative, Earth Tones, Flemish, Figurative, Renaissance

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