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Jan Brueghel (also Bruegel or Breughel) the Elder ( / ˈbrɔɪɡəl /, [1] [2] also US: / ˈbruːɡəl /; [3] [4] Dutch: [ˈjɑn ˈbrøːɣəl] ⓘ; 1568 – 13 January 1625) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman. He was the son of the eminent Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
In 1599 he married Isabella de Jode, daughter of the engraver Gerard de Jode (1509-1591), with whom he had two children, Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601-1678) and a daughter, Paschasia (b. 1603). Isabella died shortly after Paschasia's birth, leaving Brueghel a widower with two small children.
Learn about Jan Brueghel the Elder, the son of Pieter Brueghel the Elder and a close friend of Peter Paul Rubens. Explore his diverse works in various genres, such as flower still lifes, landscapes, and paradise scenes.
- Flemish
- January 13, 1625
- Brussels, Belgium
Jan Bruegel the Elder was a Flemish painter known for his still lifes of flowers and for his landscapes. The second son of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, born just before his father’s death, he was reared by a grandmother and learned his art in Antwerp.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the life and work of Jan Brueghel the Elder, a Flemish painter of landscapes, figures, and flowers. He was the son of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and worked with Rubens and other artists.
A painting from 1607 by the son of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, depicting a landscape with peasants and animals. The Met Museum provides details, analysis, and context of this artwork and its frame.
Jan van der Straet; Design for Frontispiece to the Seven Virtues, 1598 Jan van der Straet; Village Scene with a River and Wooden Bridge, 1595/1600 Peeter Stevens, II; Noah’s Sacrifice, plate IX from The Creation and Early History of Man, 1606 Jan Wierix; The Three Fates, 1590/1600 Abraham Bloemaert; Men Hunting Ibexes with Hounds, 1578 Jan ...
