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Apr 09 07, Updated Apr 16 11 13:54
Pieter Bruegel (the Elder) (Flanders, 1525- 1569) 
Flemish Northern Renaissance
He is often credited as being the first western painter to paint landscapes for their own sake, rather than as a backdrop to a religious allegory.
Hunters in the Snow (1565)
The Tower of Babel (1563)