
1562 year. Bruegel uses this biblical story as a pretext for depicting demons and devils, whom his contemporaries considered quite real beings.
Archangel Michael, depicted in the center, along with the heavenly host, expels the angels who rebelled against God. The latter turn into fantastic creatures – the inhabitants of hell. They appear in the form of people and animals with open mouths and ripped belly.
The Fall of the Rebellious Angels by Peter Brueghel
Census in Bethlehem by Peter Brueghel
The Mad Greta by Peter Brueghel
Harvest Summer by Peter Brueghel
Two monkeys by Peter Brueghel
Suicide of Saul by Peter Brueghel
The Tower of Babel by Peter Brueghel
The Adoration of the Magi in the Winter Landscape by Peter Brueghel