Asta Bidspirit | Attrib. to Pieter Balten (c.1525-1598)

Attrib. to Pieter Balten (c.1525-1598) or circle of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30-1569), 'De Hennentaster' ('The Philanderer'), oil on oak 21 x 24.5 cm. (8.2 x 9.6 in.), Frame: 44 x 49 cm. (17.3 x 19.2 in.) - Attrib. to Pieter Balten (c.1525-1598) or circle of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30-1569), 'De Hennentaster' ('The Philanderer'), oil on oak The subject is probably a Flemish proverb or saying, the man with his chicken represents a Hennentaster or philanderer, and appears as such in Bruegel's famous paintings of Flemish proverbs. The careers and artistic developments of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the Flemish painter Pieter Balten were closely intertwined. The latter has executed this subject several times and is probably the inventor of this design. 21 x 24.5 cm. (8.2 x 9.6 in.), Frame: 44 x 49 cm. (17.3 x 19.2 in.)