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Jan Brueghel the Elder

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Painting of a crowd gathered in a forest under tall trees to hear a preacher, with a bay and city visible on the right.

The Sermon on the Mount

1598

Painting of a village fair beside a river, with crowds, carts, a church spire, and moored sailing boats.

Village Kermis in Schelle with Self Portrait

1614

Painting of nude figures among fruit, fish, shells and flowers in a forest clearing, with cherubs and birds in the sky.

Ceres and the Four Elements

1604

Painting of a fiery underworld with Aeneas and a Sibyl among crowds of tormented figures beneath smoky red skies.

Aeneas and a Sibyl in the Underworld

1600

Winter village landscape with skaters on a frozen pond, a stone bridge, bare trees, and a grey sky with birds.

Landscape with Skaters

1615

Bearded hermit in grey robes praying outside a cave with candlelit altar, overlooking a sea with ships and a distant town.

Landscape with St. Fulgentius

1595

Landscape painting with a rocky cliff and waterfall, hunters with dogs on a path, and a distant town in a hazy valley.

Rock Landscape with a Waterfall

1610

Wide landscape painting of mounted soldiers attacking a wagon convoy on a road, with fleeing villagers and fallen figures amo

Assault on a Convoy

1612

Painting of an arcaded palace courtyard with marble columns, a garden fountain, a peacock, and figures in period dress.

Buildings and Gardens

Painting of fishermen unloading fish on a shore with townspeople, horses, carts and sailing ships on the sea.

Retour de pêche

Painting of a hilly road with travelers, a covered wagon, large trees, and a stormy sky over a distant sea.

Heuvelachtig landschap met voetvolk en huifkarren

1610

Landscape painting of a river valley with travelers, carts, cattle, a brick tower, farmhouses and a hilltop castle under a cl

Gezicht op een rivierdal met figuren

1579

Small oval landscape of a farmhouse, windmill, farmer with horses and chickens under a blue sky.

Landschap met hofstede en windmolen

1610

Painting of travelers, horses and a cart on a wooded road, with a village and church spire in the distance.

Landscape with Figures on a Road through a Wood

1607

River landscape with figures on a quay, sailing boats on the water, and a church spire in a distant town.

River Landscape with Figures on a Quay before a Town

1607

Dark underworld scene with a warrior and woman among demons, ruins, a lake, and a burning city under a fiery sky.

Aneas and the Cumean Sybil in the Underworld

1604

Dark cave scene with demons, monsters and a bearded hermit reading beside a nude woman, with a burning city under a moonlit s

The Temptation of Saint Anthony

1594

Four putti in a landscape with fruit, fish, a parrot and flying birds, with a river and town in the distance.

Allegory of the Four Elements

1610

Infernal landscape with a woman in blue beside a peacock, crowds of souls, demons, and a burning city under a red and green s

Juno in the Underworld

1596

Painting of a mythological musical contest in a dark forest between Apollo with a lyre and Pan with satyrs and pipes.

The contest of Apollo and Pan

1599

Painting of a rocky mountain valley with travelers and pack horses on a winding road beneath a cloudy sky.

Mountainous landscape

1590

Painting of a nude woman fleeing through reeds as a satyr reaches for her beside a pond with water lilies and ducks.

Pan and Syrinx

1617

Landscape painting of villagers harvesting wheat in a golden field, with a church, cart, trees and blue hills beyond.

Summer

1620

Winter village landscape with skaters on a frozen pond, snow-covered cottages, bare trees and crows in the foreground.

Winterlandscape with bird trap

Painting of armed guards on horseback and on foot in a forest clearing, with a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Guards in a Forest Clearing

1607

Painting of Perseus on a winged horse above a sea monster, with a crowd of turbaned onlookers on the right shore.

Perseus bevrijdt Andromeda

1599

Painting of a peasant wedding outdoors with dancing couples, a crowded feast at a table, and figures in white headcloths.

Peasant wedding outdoors

1590

Painting of villagers dancing and celebrating under large trees by a river, with musicians and a donkey in the foreground.

Marriage Dance

1595

Harbor scene with fishermen unloading baskets of fish, a crowded fish market, sailing ships and a city skyline under cloudy s

Havenbedrijf en markt te Antwerpen

1600

Painting of a riverside village at night with moonlit clouds, moored boats, a crowded ferry and figures on the shore.

Dorp aan een rivier, met een veer

1600

Painting of a river ferry with passengers and sailboats on calm water beside a village with a church tower.

Vlaanderse veer op de Schelde, tegenover Antwerpen

1608

Painting of a forest hunt with dead deer, boar and game birds, and a seated huntress with hounds at right.

Diana at the Hunt

1620

Painting of elegant figures in a forest park with deer, birds and a distant palace, by Jan Brueghel the Elder.

Archdukes Albrecht and Isabella in the garden of Coudenberg Palace, Brussels

1620

Dense forest scene with large trees, a pond with reeds, and small figures near a seated woman and children on the left.

The Mocking of Latona

1601

Travellers on horseback and a loaded wagon on a wooded road, with a distant town under a pale blue sky.

Travellers on the Way

Painting of a kneeling penitent woman reading beside a skull and crucifix in a cave, surrounded by a forest landscape.

Marie Madeleine pénitente

Painting of Eden with many animals, lions, a horse, leopards and birds among trees, with two figures near a fruit tree.

The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man

1612

Painting of a fiery hell landscape with demons tormenting naked figures, burning towers, and smoke-filled red sky.

Hell

1601

Painting of Bacchus and Ariane's wedding procession with nymphs, cupids, sea creatures, and a feast with satyrs and a still l

Les noces de Bacchus et Ariane

Dark allegorical painting of skeletons attacking crowds in a stormy landscape, with a burning village and a feast in the lowe

Triumph of Death

1597

Painting of Venus and Vulcan in a vaulted forge surrounded by armor, helmets, weapons and smiths at work.

Allegory of Fire: Venus in the Forge of Vulcan

1611

Landscape painting of a forest with travelers, wagons on a road, a village with church tower, and a distant city and mountain

Landscape with Travelers

1595

Painting of a stone foundry with a water wheel, workers at a glowing furnace, horses, and a wooded hillside.

Foundry in the Mountains (Rome)

1602

Painting of a frozen winter landscape with skaters, a horse-drawn cart, cattle, and a distant city skyline under clouds.

Spring

1612

Landscape painting of travelers on a forest road, a village with church spires, a pond, and rolling hills under a pale sky.

Summer

1612

Nude women bathing in a forest clearing with drapery, jewelry and shells on the ground, under dense trees.

Diana and Callisto

1605

Winter scene with a fortified town gate, figures on a frozen river, a horse-drawn carriage and villagers in snow.

Winter

1612

Wintry landscape with bare trees, village houses, peasants with pigs and a cow, and a brick manor by a pond.

Autumn

1612

Still life of a wicker basket of roses, tulips and carnations beside a gilded stand with flowers on a stone table.

Flowers

1620

Painting of a nude female figure with a globe surrounded by many birds and flying cherubs under a cloudy sky.

L'Air

Painting of a woodland bacchanal with nude figures, satyrs, putti, a banquet table, fruit and wine among trees.

A Bacchanal

1608

Sepia-toned landscape with a wooded left side, a covered wagon and horses on a road, and a distant town under cloudy sky.

Die Furt am Bache

Painting of the Virgin and Child in a forest with cherubs, fruit, flowers, a monkey and a squirrel, with a distant landscape.

The Rest on The Flight into Egypt

1620

Crowded shoreline with fishermen, fish on the ground, moored boats and a harbor town under a stormy sky.

Christ Preaching from the Boat

1606

Painting of a river with sailing boats, rowboats, a crowded ferry, leafy trees, and a distant village with a church spire.

River Landscape

1607

Painting of a busy riverside fish market with crowds, moored sailing boats, and a distant city under a cloudy sky.

Fish market on the banks of a river

Night landscape of a burning city by a river, with an old man and two nude women in the foreground under a tree.

Lot and his daughters

1597

Still life of flowers in a wicker basket and a glass vase on a pale table, dark background, with a butterfly and insects.

Flowers in a Basket and a Vase

1615

Oval wicker basket overflowing with roses, tulips and carnations on a table, dark background, with a butterfly above.

A Basket of Flowers

1620

Painting of a rural landscape with a covered wagon, horses, travelers on a dirt road, a river and a distant town.

Landscape with Peasants

1604

Painting of animals gathered in a lush forest around a pond, with lions, leopards, a horse, swans and birds, and small figure

The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man

1613

Painting of a storm-tossed boat with huddled figures on green waves, with a harbour town and mountains under dark clouds.

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee

1596

Pen and wash drawing of a river town with a hilltop castle, wooden bridge, church spire and a sailboat on the water.

View of Heidelberg

ca. 1588-89

Brown ink and wash drawing of sailing boats and figures on calm water with distant trees on the shore.

River Scene

16th century