Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Renaissance painting The Blind Leading the Blind (1568) depicts this Biblical parable and leaves a wide field open for interpretation. In earlier paintings, the blind were typically depicted with eyes closed. Here, Bruegel gives each man a different ocular affliction, all painted with a realism that allowed (not undisputed) identification of their conditions by later experts. Pieter Bruegel is considered one of the most important artists of his time. He was a Catholic throughout his life, but apparently had critical humanistic views. In fear of the Inquisition, he had to hide these in his pictures.