Hieronymus Cock then commissioned Bol to make designs for Autumn and Winter. When Bruegel died in 1569, he had only completed the designs for Spring and Summer. Bruegel had revived the medieval tradition of depicting the four seasons with his monumental series of the months painted in 1565. An example is the project of four prints representing the four seasons, originally started by Bruegel as a project for Hieronymus Cock. He also worked after the original designs made by contemporary artists such as Pieter Bruegel and Hans Bol for the publishing projects of Hieronymus Cock. He made engravings after the paintings of famous Flemish painters of the previous generation as well as contemporary artists such as Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Frans Floris and Lambert Lombard. He received commissions from the leading Antwerp publisher Hieronymus Cock. It is believed the artist was born in Antwerp in 1551. 1530 - after March 1572) was a Flemish printmaker who is known for his reproductive engravings after works by leading Flemish painters and designers of the 16th century. The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day now joins the very small group of works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder that are accepted as autograph, most of them being signed (see Bruegel: The complete Paintings, Drawings and Prints, Manfred Sellink, 2007).Flemish printmaker Autumn, after Hans Bol 1562), which is a masterpiece by the artist that was previously in the Spanish royal collections. With the present acquisition, the Museo del Prado would double the number of known works by the artist in Spain, the other being The Triumph of Death also in the Prado (cat. The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day, currently owned by a private Spanish collection, could soon join the collection of the Museo del Prado following the announcement of its discovery, formalized today by the Ministry of Culture, and given the possibility of embarking on the administrative procedures relating to the right to purchase option that was agreed by the Museum when it undertook the study and restoration of the painting, through the mediation of Sotheby’s. This fact, combined with the very small number of surviving autograph works by the artist (numbering forty prior to the reappearance of the present painting) means that its discovery is of exceptional importance and international interest. This is a unique work, both regard to its subject and the way in which Bruegel resolved the composition. The identification of The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day as a work by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is one of the most important discoveries of recent years with regard to the work of this great painter, who surpassed even Quintin Massys and Joachim Patinir, with whom he formed the group of the three leading Flemish painters of the century. Celebrated in his own lifetime, following his early death in 1569 his small output (of which only works executed in the decade between 15 now survive) was obsessively pursued by collectors. Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the “new Bosch” as he was known in his day, is the most important figure within 16th-century Flemish painting. The reappearance of this painting can be considered a major discovery for the history of art. Private Collection Madrid From the museum’s press release, 24 September 2010 Pieter Brueghel the Elder, The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day (work in process of restoration), ca, 1565-68. The owner contacted the Prado, that undertook the examination and restoration. He advised the owner to have it examined. He saw it in a Spanish collection and realized it was “very close to Bruegel”. ![]() ![]() The work was first recognized as possibly by Pieter Bruegel three years ago by CODART’s board member Manfred Sellink, director of the Musea Brugge and author of Bruegel: The complete Paintings, Drawings and Prints. ![]() The Museum now has an advantageous option to purchase the painting and benefits from the support provided by the favorable reports issued by the Standing Committee of the Royal Board of Trustees and the Export Licensing Committee, in addition to the support expressed today by the Minister. It has been attributed to the artist by the Museo del Prado following several months of study and the restoration of the painting at the Museum. The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day (glue-size tempera on linen, 148 x 270.5cm, ca.1565-1568) is a previously unknown work by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the key figure within 16th-century Flemish painting. The Minister of Culture, Ángeles González Sinde, announces the discovery of this work and her intention that it should be acquired by the Museo del Prado.
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