The Bagpipe Player
| Title | The Bagpipe Player |
|---|---|
| Artist | Pieter Bruegel the Elder |
| Date | c. 1562 16th century |
| Medium | pen and brown ink, with some incised lines, on laid paper; laid down |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Woodner Collection, Gift of Dian Woodner |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Bagpipe Player” is a work by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, dated c. 1562. It is executed in pen and brown ink, with some incised lines, on laid paper; laid down and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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