BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder (b. ca. 1525, Brogel, d. 1569, Bruxelles) Dulle Griet (Mad Meg) c. 1562 Oil on wood, 117,4 x 162 cm Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp This painting was mentioned by Carel van Mander in 1604 in his 'Schilderboeck'. He described the principal character of the painting as 'a Mad Meg pillaging at the mouth of Hell / seemingly perplexed / and cruelly and strangely attired', an evil and fearsome woman or witch. Van Mander remained vague about the actual significance of the painting. Perhaps it had already been forgotten by his time. We can be certain, however, that Brue
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BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder (b. ca. 1525, Brogel, d. 1569, Bruxelles) Dulle Griet (Mad Meg) c. 1562 Oil on wood, 117,4 x 162 cm Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp This painting was mentioned by Carel van Mander in 1604 in his 'Schilderboeck'. He described the principal character of the painting as 'a Mad Meg pillaging at the mouth of Hell / seemingly perplexed / and cruelly and strangely attired', an evil and fearsome woman or witch. Van Mander remained vague about the actual significance of the painting. Perhaps it had already been forgotten by his time. We can be certain, however, that Brue