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Pieter Bruegel was a famous Flemish artist, born around 1525 CE, and died around September 1596 CE in Brussels.

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Pieter Bruegel was an amazing artist, but he did not want to devote his talent to painting and sculpting rich and wealthy people, so he painted common people and their everyday lives.

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. He was nicknamed Peasant Bruegel because he painted common people.

. Pieter Bruegel asked his family to burn many of his painting just before he died to protect his family from political persecution. About 45 of his paintings survived.

. Pieter Bruegel married his former teacher's daughter. She was 18 while he was in his 30s.

.All of Pieter Bruegel's sons and grandchildren became artists too, although their style was more traditional than his.

.He was often nicknamed Peasant Bruegel because he would dress like a peasant and go to weddings to get ideas for his paintings.