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Jan Brueghel the Elder

Jan Brueghel the Elder

1568–1625

WA-00016064

Brussels, Belgium

PaintingBaroqueRenaissance

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

13

Works in Collection

19

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ209050

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/jan-brueghel-the-elder
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/jan-brueghel-the-elder
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Movement

Baroque

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (13)

Flowers in a Basket and a Vase

Flowers in a Basket and a Vase

1615 · oil on panel

overall: 55.2 x 89.1 cm (21 3/4 x 35 1/16 in.) framed: 73.8 x 107.6 x 9.5 cm (29 1/16 x 42 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Wooded Landscape with Travelers

Wooded Landscape with Travelers

1610 · oil on panel

overall: 37 × 58 cm (14 9/16 × 22 13/16 in.) framed: 72.39 × 73.98 × 3.49 cm (28 1/2 × 29 1/8 × 1 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Ruins of Castle Merxem, near Antwerp

1610 · Pen and brown ink with pink, blue, gray, and yellow washes

Sheet: 6 1/2 x 12 5/16in. (16.5 x 31.2cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

River Landscape

River Landscape

1607 · oil on copper

overall: 20.7 x 32.1 cm (8 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.) framed: 31.4 x 42.9 x 3.8 cm (12 3/8 x 16 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Woodland Road with Travelers

1607 · Oil on wood

18 1/8 x 32 3/4 in. (46 x 83.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Woodland Road with Travelers

A Woodland Road with Travelers

1607 · Oil on wood

18 1/8 x 32 3/4 in. (46 x 83.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bouquet of Flowers in an Earthenware Vase

Bouquet of Flowers in an Earthenware Vase

1605 · Oil on panel

65.5 × 46.5 cm (25 3/4 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape with Travelers on a Woodland Path

1602 · Oil on copper

3 3/4 x 6 in. (9.5 x 15.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landscape with Travelers on a Woodland Path

Landscape with Travelers on a Woodland Path

1602 · Oil on copper

3 3/4 x 6 in. (9.5 x 15.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1600 · Pen and brown ink, brown, and red wash, over black chalk; framing lines in brown ink

5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (13.3 x 19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Hilly Landscape with Figures Near a Ravine

A Hilly Landscape with Figures Near a Ravine

1595 · Pen and brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash on ivory laid paper

11.3 × 18.9 cm (4 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

View of Heidelberg

1583 · Pen and brown ink, brush and blue and brown wash, heightened with white; framing lines in pen and brown ink

7 7/8 x 12 in. (20.0 x 30.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

View of Heidelberg

View of Heidelberg

1583 · Pen and brown ink, brush and blue and brown wash, heightened with white; framing lines in pen and brown ink

7 7/8 x 12 in. (20.0 x 30.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

13 published of 13 catalogued · 8 with image

The Met
8 published3 img
Nga
3 published3 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img

Record

Images

Artsy artwork: The pair of bats from the partial view of "Paradise Landscape with the Animals Entering Noah's Ark", by Jan Brueghel the Elder, is flying around Tama Central Park. (2025)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Man of War seen half from right (ca. 1565)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: the elder and Hendrick van Balen, Diana and Callisto (1605)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: View of Heidelberg (ca. 1588–1589)

Artsy

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

A Woodland Road with Travelers (Met Museum)

Met Museum

Relationships

5

Movements2

Baroque Renaissance

Collections3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

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