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The Festival of Fools

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

  • Title: The Festival of Fools
  • Creator: After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels)
  • External Link: See this object at www.metmuseum.org
  • Medium: Engraving; second state of three
  • Dimensions: sheet: 11 13/16 x 16 3/4 in. (30 x 42.5 cm)
  • Date: after 1570
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1969
  • Classification: Prints, Engraving
  • Artist Role: Artist, Publisher, Publisher
  • Artist Details: Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1525–1569), Aux Quatre Vents, Volcxken Dierix (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, second half 16th century)
  • Accession Number: 69.598
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