Dull Gret
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Dulle Griet, also known as Mad Meg, is a figure of Flemish folklore who is best known as the subject of a 1563 oil-on-panel by Flemish renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The painting depicts
Dulle Griet, by Pieter Brueghel
Mad Meg (detail)
Anthropomorphic mouth of Hell with monsters
Wierix, Johannes Portrait of Pieter Brueghel 1572 RP P 1907 593 cropped
Top Girls
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Top Girls is a 1982 play by Caryl Churchill. It centres on Marlene, a career-driven woman who is heavily invested in women's success in business. The play examines the roles available to women in old
Dull Gret
…throughout Northern Europe, making it an especially appropriate choice for the painting.” Dulle Griet appears as a character in Caryl Churchill's play Top Girls (1982), where she recounts her invasion of Hell: "I'd had enough, I was mad, I hate the bastards. I come out my front door that morning and shout till…
Poster of Royal Court Theatre revival, 1991