Bruegel, Soldiers, and Kings

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569) consistently represented soldiers as a social threat in both biblical subjects (of Old Testament kings as well as Gospel themes) and secular images in the paintings and prints that span his career. Yet in a small grisaille panel (1568; New York, Frick Collection), Bruegel turns to military imagery from German prints to celebrate the summons to battle of army...