Pieter Bruegel the Elder was among the most significant artists of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes ; he was a pioneer in presenting both types of subject as large paintings. In the 20th and 21st centuries, Bruegel works including Landscape with the Fall of Icarus and The Hunters in the Snow (1565) have inspired artists in both the literary arts and in cinema. 1525 – September 19, 1569; died at about 44. Alive at the same time as Martin Luther, Miguel de Cervantes, Nicolaus Copernicus, Elizabeth I of England, and Jacques Cartier. Wiki link