Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch, c. 15251569)Childrens Games, 1560Anyone for a good old-fashioned game of knucklebones or hoop rolling? Youll find these and over 80 other childrens pastimes in the enchanting Childrens Games by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The Flemish master painter is known for artworks depicting a wide range of human behaviors in scenes of peasant life. Childhood during the mid 1500s involved far more than fun and games, and art historians have long pondered Bruegels purpose in creating this compendium of more than 200 children at play.