Pieter van der Borcht the Elder

Peasant Fair, after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1559

Pieter van der Borcht (I) or Peter van der Borcht[1] (c. 1530–1608) was a Flemish Renaissance painter, draughtsman and etcher. He is regarded as one of the most gifted botanical painters of the 16th century.[2] Pieter van der Borcht the Elder also introduced new themes, such as the "monkey scene" (also called singerie) into Northern art.

  1. ^ Alternative spellings of last name: van der Borght and Verborcht, sometimes also: Pieter van der Borcht (II) or Pieter van der Borcht (IV), and alternative first name spellings: Peeter and Pierre
  2. ^ Thomas Gloning, Lydia Kaiser und Ans Schapendonk, Rembert Dodoens und sein Cruyde Boeck (1563) in: 'Rembert Dodoens, Cruyde Boeck, Antwerpen 1563', UB Marburg, Marburg, 2005, p. 1-73 (in German)