Serene and idyllic, Brueghel’s river view evokes the spirit of man’s harmonious interaction with nature.

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Brueghel exploits this in his view of daily life along the Schedlt river. The sunlit river is the subject of this narrative scene that depicts a ferry landing just outside the city of Antwerp (identified by the cathedral in the distance).

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This work is painted on copper, which was a popular medium for Brueghel and for many other Dutch and Flemish painters. Because oil paints can’t “sink into” copper like they do on canvas, they create a smooth and highly luminous surface.

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Jan Brueghel the Elder
Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1596)

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Brueghel's earlier solo painting of Eden, where humans are almost a background afterthought

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The Sense of Smell from a set of paintings on the five senses which was one of the most successful collaborations of Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel “the Elder”, 1617-18 (Museo Nacional del Prado)

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Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder

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Jan Brueghel the Elder
Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1596)
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

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Jan Brueghel the Elder,
“Travellers on a country road,”
1611,
oil on copper,
De Jonckheere Geneva

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"Un bagattello (...) una cosetta indegna” così Jan Brueghel descrive questa sua opera in una lettera al cardinal Federico Borromeo. Questa piccola ma bellissima opera è conservata all'interno delle collezioni della https://t.co/A8nlaHIO9D

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Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder

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Dogs. Peacocks. Nursing mother. Elegant conversation. A+ palace and garden. And an empty chair for you to sit and enjoy it all. By Paul Vredeman de Vries, son of Hans (whose day is today), w/ figures by Jan Brueghel.

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Hoy en Los BruegHel

Pieter Bruegel el viejo se escribe sin H (Pieter quería italianizarse y se quitó la H)

Pieter Brueghel el joven (hijo del Bruegel-sin-H), conocido por hacer copias de su padre y por ser regu pintando.

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🎨 Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens, "Allegory of Smell", 1617-18

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This was only recently identified - it's listed as either Jan Brueghel the Elder or the Younger. There are lots of versions, including one currently under Bril https://t.co/wFbc4YXGvt

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"A proverb - He who has the sack of gold will always have flatterers", 1592
© Pieter Brueghel the Younger (Flemish, 1565 - 1637)

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Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601-1678)
Saint John the Evangelist at Patmos (Christie's)

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Brueghel exhib Madrid has not disappointed. We all know of Hieronymus Bosch but hand hip who know of Hieronymus Cock 😂

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"A Flemish Fair" by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1600), at

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