Pigs in Art: Bruegel and Unachievable Farming Ideals
I enjoy looking at the depiction of livestock in old artwork, particularly the pigs. The bustling “Netherlandish Proverbs” painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is delightful. It can be studied on many levels and it invites minute examination with its blending of highbrow irony and lowbrow bawdiness. But I’m neither historically nor artistically trained, so I’ll leave those …
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