Jan Brueghel the Elder

Years of life:	1568 – 1625
Art Movement:	Baroque
Painting School:	Flemish School, Guild of Saint Luke

Genre:	Portrait , Religious , Still-life , Mythology
Country:	Flanders
Century:	XVI , XVII

The second son of Pieter Breugel the Elder, nicknamed “Velvet” (his name also retaining the “h” in Breughel). He painted flowers, landscapes, and allegories. He is known to have sometimes worked with Rubens.

Jan Brueghel’s major works are The Battle of Issus, 1602 (Paris: Musée du Louvre); Forest’s Edge (Flight into Egypt), 1610 (St. Petersburg: Hermitage Museum); The Earthly Paradise, 1610 (Madrid: Museo del Prado).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

The Wedding Banquet

1623

The Wedding Banquet • 1623
Allegory of Water

1610

Allegory of Water • 1610
The Landing Square

The Landing Square
Flower bouquet

Flower bouquet
Still-Life with Garland of Flowers and Golden Tazza

1618

Still-Life with Garland of Flowers and Golden Tazza • 1618
Feast of the Gods (The Marriage of Peleus and Thetis)

1600

Feast of the Gods (The Marriage of Peleus and Thetis) • 1600
People dancing on a river bank

1603

People dancing on a river bank • 1603
Many different types of flowers surrounding madonna and child

Many different types of flowers surrounding madonna and child
Landscape

Landscape
Tower of Babel

Tower of Babel
Noah's Family Assembling Animals before the Ark

1660

Noah's Family Assembling Animals before the Ark • 1660
Caste of Mariemont

1612

Caste of Mariemont • 1612
The Triumph of Death

1597

The Triumph of Death • 1597
The Triumph of Death

1597

The Triumph of Death • 1597
The Adoration of the Magi

1600

The Adoration of the Magi • 1600
The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River

1600

The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River • 1600
Virgin and Child Surrounded by Flowers and Fruits

Virgin and Child Surrounded by Flowers and Fruits
The Sense of Sight (detail)

1617

The Sense of Sight (detail) • 1617
The Sense of Hearing

1617-1618

The Sense of Hearing • 1617-1618
The Battle of Issus

1602

The Battle of Issus • 1602
Earth (The Earthly Paradise)

Earth (The Earthly Paradise)
Bouquet of Flowers

between 1609 and 1615

Bouquet of Flowers • between 1609 and 1615
English: Bouquet in a Clay Vase

between 1599 and 1607

English: Bouquet in a Clay Vase • between 1599 and 1607
Air. Optics

1621

Air. Optics • 1621
View of a Village along a River Edit this at Wikidata

1604

View of a Village along a River Edit this at Wikidata • 1604
Landscape with windmill

1608

Landscape with windmill • 1608
Village street

between 1600 and 1625

Village street • between 1600 and 1625
Smell

1617-1618

Smell • 1617-1618
Paradise

1630

Paradise • 1630
Flowers in a Wooden Vessel

1603

Flowers in a Wooden Vessel • 1603
The Holy Family

The Holy Family
Frequented Forest Road

Frequented Forest Road
Fire

1606

Fire • 1606
The Senses of Hearing, Touch and Taste

1618

The Senses of Hearing, Touch and Taste • 1618
Landscape with Ceres (Allegory of Earth)

Landscape with Ceres (Allegory of Earth)
Harbor landscape with fortification tower

1610/1620

Harbor landscape with fortification tower • 1610/1620
Diana and Actaeon

1595

Diana and Actaeon • 1595
Allegory of Air

1621

Allegory of Air • 1621
Still Life with Flowers in a Glass

1610

Still Life with Flowers in a Glass • 1610
Bouquet

1599

Bouquet • 1599
Still-Life with Garland of Flowers and Golden Tazza

1618

Still-Life with Garland of Flowers and Golden Tazza • 1618
Bouquet of Flowers

Bouquet of Flowers
Flowers

Flowers
Vase of Flowers with Jewellery, Coins and Shells

1606

Vase of Flowers with Jewellery, Coins and Shells • 1606
Flowers in a Vase

Flowers in a Vase
Flowers in a Wooden Vessel

1606 - 1607

Flowers in a Wooden Vessel • 1606 - 1607
Bouquet of Flowers in a Ceramic Vase

Bouquet of Flowers in a Ceramic Vase
Arrangement of Flowers

1620

Arrangement of Flowers • 1620
Floral Still Life

1608

Floral Still Life • 1608