Pieter Bruegel d. Ä.
(1525-1569)
Head of an Old Peasant Woman,
um 1560 - 1565
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
21,8 x 18,5 cm (Bildmaß)
Displayed
AP OG -> Kabinett 11
Acquisition
1804 aus Schloss Neuburg a. d. Donau
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek
Citation
Pieter Bruegel d. Ä., Kopf einer alten Bäuerin, um 1560 - 1565, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/JzG6R3MGWO (Last updated on 19.12.2025)
Such studies of facial expressions, known as tronies, served to capture a fleeting moment of powerful emotion and its resultant expressiveness. Bruegel made these for his own use to be able to incorporate some of them later in his paintings.
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