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The son also rises

PIETER BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER (1564–1638) is occasionally overshadowed by his father in reputation, but a new exhibition this autumn seeks to rectify that. At Birmingham’s Barber Institute (there are about a dozen in total) will be displayed alongside key works by other artists, such as Simon Bening, Marten van Cleve and, of course, Brueghel the Elder.

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