perfect example of what I mean. He is shows excitement and enthusiasm about his subject. He wants to share that. Too many academics just want you to know how smart and clever they are and how well-informed about the subject. But sometimes they just come off as shallow and boring. Nothing shallow about Waldmar!
That snooty dude is insufferable!! Is he really so daft that he cannot see that the 2 dancers are slightly airborne, giddy with glee to rush and join in dancing?? Or, even worse, he sees it, but jealously pretends not to, as of course, no one can 'out brilliant' him, especially the artist himself. And how he measures his words so crafting, so slowly, all must wait extra long for each manipulative word to fall, as he assures his own reign of power. He's absolutely insufferable! Clearly sour grapes, and not well masked at that. He even drops the ball further with those two dancers, not noting the allegory of "chaotic order" directing the eye to the subtle, but very present, church in the background... he needs to wrap himself up in that blanket which hung at half mast, and have himself a little think or three!!!
To have lived through what common people lived through in an era when the penalty of revealing one’s true feelings of their beliefs was death as a heretic must have been incredibly agonizing on top of dealing with out crops of the plague, poverty and disease. Interestingly enough many very famous scientists and artists of those times who were educated enough to read, listen to or perhaps translate the Greek Septuagint version of the Scriptures or hear of small but important lessons, knew in their hearts that the deplorable degrading false teachings of the clergy and their way of life clashed directly with what they were supposed to be teaching. Maybe this artist was deeply troubled by the hypocrisy as so many are even to our day. Some courageously spoke up and worked diligently under duress to translate, others made private notations due to the fear of being burnt at the stake. These so called teachings still exist but so does the truth that so many back then gave their lives for to make sure that we could examine it. This artist really appears to have attempted to contrast and show the hypocrisy in his art. What a sad job when he enjoyed painting nature. His harvest paintings and of seasons show so much more joy and happiness of life. 😊
@@sanniepstein4835 Hope this answer will address your question. Just speaking discreetly about history, it has been openly recorded that the world’s wars have had the support of different religions, whether deity or deities. It is ironic since it is a common theme in all of them to “be peaceful.” It is rather unnatural to hate one that another hasn’t met. Some artists and others were very careful to not get caught up in a life or death situation in their work or in expressing their own thoughts openly. Others did take risks. Here are just a few people that did take a tremendous amount of risk-, Desiderius Erasmus( whose command of Greek and Latin made him a target),William Tyndale, Huldrych Zwingli ( a former priest), the list is actually quite long and crosses cultures and reasonings of different faiths. Their desire was for obtaining proper Biblical translations in common languages devoid of preconceived theology assumptions and they taught peacefully and publically what they were convinced of and many of these innocent people were put to death by the religious leaders instigation. The backlash came from those who were the leaders of the religions and not just those claiming to be Christian. These people who gave up their lives were convinced to their very core that they understood that what they once thought was truth had been misleading people for centuries. They felt a God given responsibility to tell the truth far and wide and share openly that there is no ambiguity of teachings with our Creator. I really enjoyed the peaceful scenery paintings of Peter Bruegel because we all desire to be busy in a good way with enjoying our lives no matter where we live in the world. Not all of his paintings depicted gross topics with a bit of truth to them and he obviously worked hard to accomplish his art. He certainly shared his feelings. I can certainly relate to your question because we live perilous times indeed and according to what was painstakingly translated and verified beyond any doubt so that we have real reason to have hope. That’s happy news. :)
Strange how he is being referred to as a Dutcj master... 'From the Nether lands' does not mean Holland (Nederland) but is a literal translation of 'de lage landen' as the whole of now Flanders, part of Flemish Brabant was known at he time. Breugel conveys the essence of Flemish being in his work.
People often use the place where you were born as your nationality and not were you died. Therefor he would be Dutch and not Flemish or Belgium. However Brabantian would be more fitting.
Thank you for the video. A suggestion: try background music from the same period as the artist you're discussing. Hearing music from centuries later makes no sense, and suggests to people who don't know, a wrong sensibility. A thousand thanks!
too many of these documentaries are showcases for the experts and commentators and the art comes second. I want to see more art, better photography, and fewer talking heads.
@@barbarasterner7863 not enough pictures, and too many talking heads. That is the goddamn point I was trying to make. Not worth watching and it should be. A disappointment.
Bach as background music for a 16th century artist, specialists that describe the obvious in a pompous manner and this is a “documentary”?! There is so much great content on art on youtube. This piece can only serve to provide the contrast.
that one very posh-spoken fellow, Sewell? honestly the guy has some of the dumbest things to say about art whenever I see him in these and this occasion was no different. Granted I still turn up the volume when he comes on so I can hear the stupid things he says better because it's p funny nonetheless lol
Thank you. I find him hard to understand and the sloooow pace of delivery was meant to be missed by adhd like me, so I won't make the effort any more. I like Breugel, he grows on you. Like modern day cartoonists. Other cultures have similar format art, I think I have seen Persian and//or Mongolian
I love these docs, but they could probably do without the tiresome droning of the art "experts." They really slow down the narrative and don't really contribute that much. Better to let the art speak for itself.
Yeah, who cares that these people have spent their whole lives studying art? What do they know? If only there were some way to look at images of these paintings without the talking. Like if the paintings just sat there to look at . . . Someone should really invent that. It’s just so frustrating that it seems like some method of looking at art must exist, but yet it doesn’t. Maybe . . . an app that mutes and pauses RUclips videos, oh me, I can’t fathom it. It seems that we’re doomed to never be able to behold art outside of a RUclips video, alas.
@@daroldfuapse6178 the art is more important than the experts and we should be seeing more art than the faces of experts. Let them talk, but let's look at the art while they do.
With his name you can test if someone is Dutch. Only a Dutch speaking person can pronounce it correctly. Calling Antwerpen a sleepy city, is only possible by someone who has never lived there or been there for some time. I never heard such nonsense.
'Medieval Banksy'? What complete and insulting nonsense to have titled Pieter Bruegel the Elder's distinguished and memorable artwork with a latter-day popinjay, opportunist street cartoonist's spray-can stencillings?
@@fifilindmanAs a Dutchman totally different. Clearly you have never been out of the country. You cannot pronounce it correctly if your not a native Dutch speaker. Just like van Gogh or Huijgens.
@@harrybruijs2614 kinda rude. It was a genuine question. I spend a lot of time in the Netherlands as my daughter has lived and worked there for years, is a fluent Dutch speaker and is married to a Dutch guy. Jeez I thought the stereotype of Dutch people being rude was a myth up until this point!
@@fifilindmanWe've been living in the Netherlands for 6 years and yes, a lot of the Dutch are downright obnoxiously rude. They call it 'being direct'.....no, it's arrogant rudeness. I, too, would have preferred an explanation of the correct pronunciation.
15:01 ,(Possible exception if Artist also made the same Judgement, but I woukd expect he had a greater conceotion of the Science, unless he came after the Fear based ideilogies were applied by the "Physical Only focused Academics" and "the Church". Otherwise, the Interpretation of Painting is inaccurate due to assumptions, and lack of fact based knowledge on the subject, per the description having flaws. Alchemy wasn't/isn't Psuedoscience, it is the Judgemental Interpretation that accuses absent of a comprehensive understanding of the Subject. Alchemy then is Chemistry Now. Recommendation: Use Discernment rather than Judgemental Thoughts.
Are you comparing Bruegel to Banksy? Seriously? Please, you can only compare Banksy to cave painters! Please! this video looks like it’s about Bruegel but actually it tries to put Banksy in the same class with masters so that those people who invested money on Banksy make money.
Wot a lot of nollox. "Nacent nationalistic vernacular oratoriological canvas paintings."? Hideous collection of tedious talking heads saying nowt - Brother Brian included - although you cant knock a plummy accent. Still, thanks for posting - I enjoyed the Cat-sitting ad - made me laugh. Enaure your sweeties are safe, folks!.
@jannetteberends8730 I was confused about that, but I’m not an expert, so I thought maybe I was wrong. He’s from Netherlands and I consider him a Flemish artist like Rubens, Jan Van Eyck, Bosch, and my favorite James Ensor. Rembrandt is Dutch I believe but I’m not an expert 😂😂😂😂
@@oscarvalencia6552 Bosh is from the city 's-Hertogenbosch, and that’s in Dutch Brabant, so he is Dutch. It’s also where van Gogh came from. Rembrandt was born Leiden, that’s in south Holland. He has probably known some pilgrim fathers, because they lived there the same time he grew up. I’m not an expert either, I’m Dutch, from the same city as Mondrian.
Because he was most likely born in or near Breda, which is in the Netherlands. It would probably have been a better choice to use Brabant or ‘the low lands’, but by today’s standards he’d be considered Dutch for where he was born, not Flemish/Belgian.
Sorry if people like these socalled art critics where the ones to try and interest me for the 16th and 17th century art who have as much carisma as a pair of old socks, I would have turned to another subject. Sorry that is how you drive people away.
The only Perspective shows I watch are those with Waldemar. He gives his information with a cerebral layer that many of the other experts are lacking.
perfect example of what I mean. He is shows excitement and enthusiasm about his subject. He wants to share that.
Too many academics just want you to know how smart and clever they are and how well-informed about the subject. But sometimes they just come off as shallow and boring.
Nothing shallow about Waldmar!
I agree
The English art critic is hilarious! Where did you dig him up from? His condescending manner and speech are priceless!
Without Bruegel, everyone would picture everyone in the Middle Ages dressed as Robin Hood.
one must see the film 'the mill and the cross'.
Yes! Thank you very much for reminding me of this absolute masterpiece 💖
😂 45:46 this "expert" trying so hard . Brueghel simplicity and subtlety is great Art Sir.
A Perspective documentary on my favorite Northern Renaissance painter? Say no more!
So the Art Critic from the Evening Standard provided Monty Python with their model for Pontius Pilate? Well, who'd have thunk it!
"Derring-do"
That snooty dude is insufferable!! Is he really so daft that he cannot see that the 2 dancers are slightly airborne, giddy with glee to rush and join in dancing?? Or, even worse, he sees it, but jealously pretends not to, as of course, no one can 'out brilliant' him, especially the artist himself. And how he measures his words so crafting, so slowly, all must wait extra long for each manipulative word to fall, as he assures his own reign of power. He's absolutely insufferable! Clearly sour grapes, and not well masked at that.
He even drops the ball further with those two dancers, not noting the allegory of "chaotic order" directing the eye to the subtle, but very present, church in the background... he needs to wrap himself up in that blanket which hung at half mast, and have himself a little think or three!!!
I didn't understand your comment until watching. Hilarious.
Anybody who ‘compares artists’ doesn’t appreciate art for what it is…
To have lived through what common people lived through in an era when the penalty of revealing one’s true feelings of their beliefs was death as a heretic must have been incredibly agonizing on top of dealing with out crops of the plague, poverty and disease. Interestingly enough many very famous scientists and artists of those times who were educated enough to read, listen to or perhaps translate the Greek Septuagint version of the Scriptures or hear of small but important lessons, knew in their hearts that the deplorable degrading false teachings of the clergy and their way of life clashed directly with what they were supposed to be teaching. Maybe this artist was deeply troubled by the hypocrisy as so many are even to our day. Some courageously spoke up and worked diligently under duress to translate, others made private notations due to the fear of being burnt at the stake. These so called teachings still exist but so does the truth that so many back then gave their lives for to make sure that we could examine it. This artist really appears to have attempted to contrast and show the hypocrisy in his art. What a sad job when he enjoyed painting nature. His harvest paintings and of seasons show so much more joy and happiness of life. 😊
Do you really think they disagreed with their clergy any more than woke or Muslim believers disagree with theirs today?
@@sanniepstein4835 Hope this answer will address your question. Just speaking discreetly about history, it has been openly recorded that the world’s wars have had the support of different religions, whether deity or deities. It is ironic since it is a common theme in all of them to “be peaceful.” It is rather unnatural to hate one that another hasn’t met. Some artists and others were very careful to not get caught up in a life or death situation in their work or in expressing their own thoughts openly. Others did take risks. Here are just a few people that did take a tremendous amount of risk-, Desiderius Erasmus( whose command of Greek and Latin made him a target),William Tyndale, Huldrych Zwingli ( a former priest), the list is actually quite long and crosses cultures and reasonings of different faiths. Their desire was for obtaining proper Biblical translations in common languages devoid of preconceived theology assumptions and they taught peacefully and publically what they were convinced of and many of these innocent people were put to death by the religious leaders instigation. The backlash came from those who were the leaders of the religions and not just those claiming to be Christian. These people who gave up their lives were convinced to their very core that they understood that what they once thought was truth had been misleading people for centuries. They felt a God given responsibility to tell the truth far and wide and share openly that there is no ambiguity of teachings with our Creator. I really enjoyed the peaceful scenery paintings of Peter Bruegel because we all desire to be busy in a good way with enjoying our lives no matter where we live in the world. Not all of his paintings depicted gross topics with a bit of truth to them and he obviously worked hard to accomplish his art. He certainly shared his feelings. I can certainly relate to your question because we live perilous times indeed and according to what was painstakingly translated and verified beyond any doubt so that we have real reason to have hope. That’s happy news. :)
You make it sound like the Netherlands were as backward as England in those days.
Strange how he is being referred to as a Dutcj master... 'From the Nether lands' does not mean Holland (Nederland) but is a literal translation of 'de lage landen' as the whole of now Flanders, part of Flemish Brabant was known at he time. Breugel conveys the essence of Flemish being in his work.
Dutch...
People often use the place where you were born as your nationality and not were you died. Therefor he would be Dutch and not Flemish or Belgium. However Brabantian would be more fitting.
Thank you for the video. A suggestion: try background music from the same period as the artist you're discussing. Hearing music from centuries later makes no sense, and suggests to people who don't know, a wrong sensibility. A thousand thanks!
too many of these documentaries are showcases for the experts and commentators and the art comes second.
I want to see more art, better photography, and fewer talking heads.
Just turn off the sound then and enjoy the pictures.
@@barbarasterner7863 not enough pictures, and too many talking heads.
That is the goddamn point I was trying to make.
Not worth watching and it should be.
A disappointment.
Ok. I respect your point of view, of course.@@proletariatprincess1
Thanks so much for posting,
Banksy is a HallMark Moment. Today’s version of Norman Rockwell
…..and…..?
Let's never regard Banksy as a 'genuis' or an artist either.
Agreed
P. Bruegel would eat 'Banksy' for breakfast.
Bach as background music for a 16th century artist, specialists that describe the obvious in a pompous manner and this is a “documentary”?! There is so much great content on art on youtube. This piece can only serve to provide the contrast.
Then share the content with us please
Such a pity about the poor video quality.
Bsy in the same sentence as Bruegel... oh, please.
I wish they stopped the music accompaniment throughout the documentary, it’s unnecessary.
This documentary is from 2001
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Bach accompliment is anachronistic which shows you're not a serious historian.
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that one very posh-spoken fellow, Sewell? honestly the guy has some of the dumbest things to say about art whenever I see him in these and this occasion was no different. Granted I still turn up the volume when he comes on so I can hear the stupid things he says better because it's p funny nonetheless lol
He is so ridiculous
Thank you. I find him hard to understand and the sloooow pace of delivery was meant to be missed by adhd like me, so I won't make the effort any more. I like Breugel, he grows on you. Like modern day cartoonists. Other cultures have similar format art, I think I have seen Persian and//or Mongolian
PETER BRUEGEL,,,,,MASTER OF CHAOTIC CLUTTER,,,,,,,,THAT'S ALL FOLKS !
I love these docs, but they could probably do without the tiresome droning of the art "experts." They really slow down the narrative and don't really contribute that much. Better to let the art speak for itself.
and better shots of the art and a longer time to see them. The photography leaves a lot to be desired...
Yeah, who cares that these people have spent their whole lives studying art? What do they know? If only there were some way to look at images of these paintings without the talking. Like if the paintings just sat there to look at . . . Someone should really invent that. It’s just so frustrating that it seems like some method of looking at art must exist, but yet it doesn’t. Maybe . . . an app that mutes and pauses RUclips videos, oh me, I can’t fathom it. It seems that we’re doomed to never be able to behold art outside of a RUclips video, alas.
Turn the sound off _?_
@@daroldfuapse6178well said.
@@daroldfuapse6178 the art is more important than the experts and we should be seeing more art than the faces of experts.
Let them talk, but let's look at the art while they do.
7:57 "forging his own artistic career" LOL, poor choice of words
With his name you can test if someone is Dutch. Only a Dutch speaking person can pronounce it correctly.
Calling Antwerpen a sleepy city, is only possible by someone who has never lived there or been there for some time. I never heard such nonsense.
uhhh you do realize they are talking about antwerp hundreds of years ago right? have you been to antwerp in the 1500s? oh you havnt?
It has been a harbour for centuries. Harbour = bars, women, gambling... Surely not a sleepy city. @@Ddub1083
'Medieval Banksy'? What complete and insulting nonsense to have titled Pieter Bruegel the Elder's distinguished and memorable artwork with a latter-day popinjay, opportunist street cartoonist's spray-can stencillings?
Breathy undertones and overtones expressed from and old couch. Love broegle tho
"broighel"???? seriously???? it's hard to take the rest of the content seriously when they start by butchering the artists' name!!!!
That’s the only pronounciation I’ve ever heard of his name… how do you pronounce it?
@@fifilindmanAs a Dutchman totally different. Clearly you have never been out of the country. You cannot pronounce it correctly if your not a native Dutch speaker. Just like van Gogh or Huijgens.
@@harrybruijs2614 kinda rude. It was a genuine question. I spend a lot of time in the Netherlands as my daughter has lived and worked there for years, is a fluent Dutch speaker and is married to a Dutch guy. Jeez I thought the stereotype of Dutch people being rude was a myth up until this point!
@@fifilindmanWe've been living in the Netherlands for 6 years and yes, a lot of the Dutch are downright obnoxiously rude. They call it 'being direct'.....no, it's arrogant rudeness. I, too, would have preferred an explanation of the correct pronunciation.
15:01 ,(Possible exception if Artist also made the same Judgement, but I woukd expect he had a greater conceotion of the Science, unless he came after the Fear based ideilogies were applied by the "Physical Only focused Academics" and "the Church".
Otherwise, the Interpretation of Painting is inaccurate due to assumptions, and lack of fact based knowledge on the subject, per the description having flaws.
Alchemy wasn't/isn't Psuedoscience, it is the Judgemental Interpretation that accuses absent of a comprehensive understanding of the Subject.
Alchemy then is Chemistry Now.
Recommendation: Use Discernment rather than Judgemental Thoughts.
Are you comparing Bruegel to Banksy? Seriously? Please, you can only compare Banksy to cave painters! Please! this video looks like it’s about Bruegel but actually it tries to put Banksy in the same class with masters so that those people who invested money on Banksy make money.
Your opinion only. Banksy is a master of 21st century art. Keep your ignorance of art to yourself. 🙄
Sewell not required in this or any other art critic.
Wot a lot of nollox. "Nacent nationalistic vernacular oratoriological canvas paintings."? Hideous collection of tedious talking heads saying nowt - Brother Brian included - although you cant knock a plummy accent. Still, thanks for posting - I enjoyed the Cat-sitting ad - made me laugh. Enaure your sweeties are safe, folks!.
"Hideous collection of tedious talking heads saying nothing". Brian taught you well! 😀
Since when is the Renaissance medival? Like why dumb it down?
What date did the middle ages end and the renaissance start?
Brueghel was from Antwerp. That’s in Belgium, so he isn’t Dutch.
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@jannetteberends8730 I was confused about that, but I’m not an expert, so I thought maybe I was wrong. He’s from Netherlands and I consider him a Flemish artist like Rubens, Jan Van Eyck, Bosch, and my favorite James Ensor. Rembrandt is Dutch I believe but I’m not an expert 😂😂😂😂
@@oscarvalencia6552 Bosh is from the city 's-Hertogenbosch, and that’s in Dutch Brabant, so he is Dutch. It’s also where van Gogh came from.
Rembrandt was born Leiden, that’s in south Holland. He has probably known some pilgrim fathers, because they lived there the same time he grew up.
I’m not an expert either, I’m Dutch, from the same city as Mondrian.
Because he was most likely born in or near Breda, which is in the Netherlands. It would probably have been a better choice to use Brabant or ‘the low lands’, but by today’s standards he’d be considered Dutch for where he was born, not Flemish/Belgian.
waar maken jullie je toch druk om? 😂
Sorry if people like these socalled art critics where the ones to try and interest me for the 16th and 17th century art who have as much carisma as a pair of old socks, I would have turned to another subject. Sorry that is how you drive people away.
Why compare Brueghel with a graffiti skunkcabbage?
🤣 Good question!
you are comparing a cartoonist to Bruegel?
So many images out of focus! What gives?
Do we really need the violins?!
Why not a harmonica
gazoo
comparing him to banksy is clickbait...bruegel is far more enduring and a master than that hack.
It’s like saying Mozart is an enlightenment Katy Perry!
Agreed. I can't believe how bad that comparison is. Banksys 'art' belongs in a trash bin
Antwerp, a bit sleepy?
Clickbait title.
Fascinating documentary, but hideous, distracting music. What deluded person thought it would be a good idea?
Apologies, added in error (meant for a different vid!)
''Medieval'' artist from the 16th Century. Okey-dokey.
Is there a pretentious art critic factory?
calling him Dutch is like saying Emanuel Kant was Russian.