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Jan Brueghel the Elder

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Painting of a forest road with travelers, carts, horses, pigs and dogs winding toward a distant open landscape.

A Woodland Road with Travelers

1607

Painting of travelers on a woodland path with horses, a covered wagon, and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Travelers on a Woodland Path

ca. 1607

Painting of animals and birds gathering in a forest, lions, horses, camels and parrots among trees, with small human figures.

The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark

1613

Painting of a huge spiraling tower of arches in a valley, with travelers, carts and mountains in the foreground.

The Tower of Babel

Painting of a high rocky cliff over water with a sailing boat, small figures on the shore, and a tree at right.

Seascape with a High Cliff

1592

Painting of a river with moored sailboats, a village of brick houses, small figures on the bank, and a church spire in the di

River Landscape

1612

Painting of a forest path with large trees opening to a misty river, distant town and hills under a cloudy sky.

Imaginary Landscape

1600

Grayscale landscape of travelers and carts on a road under large trees, with fields and a distant castle receding to the hori

The Road to the Market

Painting of a busy Dutch market by a canal with townspeople, carts, livestock, brick houses and sailing boats.

Dutch Market

Painting of travellers, horsemen, a covered wagon and hunters on a country road across a wide plain with a distant town.

Extensive Landscape With Travellers on a Country Road

1608

Monochrome painting of a vaulted forge with smiths, armor heaps, water wheels and a volcano smoking in the distance.

The forge of the volcano / the fire

1610

Painting of travelers on a forest road with a donkey and cart, leading toward a wide river valley and distant town.

The Flight into Egypt

1610

Jan Brueghel the Elder's 1618 forest banquet with mythological guests, cherubs, fruit and musicians around a long table.

The Wedding of Thetis and Peleus

1618

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child in a thatched stable, surrounded by a crowd and a distant tow

Adoration of the Magi

1598

Painting of villagers dancing and gathering at a fair beneath tall trees, with a church and distant hilltop castle.

Flemish Fair

1600

Painting of a crowded fish market on a shore with sailing boats, a castle on a hill, and a stormy sky.

Fish Market (Calling the Apostoles Peter and Andrew)

1608

Painting of a busy village street with carts, cattle, villagers, a church spire, and timber-framed houses.

View of the Village of Schelle (Village street)

Painting of a country road with wagons, cattle, travelers and village houses beneath tall trees, opening onto a distant city.

Road in the Environs of a City

1611

Allegorical landscape with nude figures, putti, abundant fruit, flowers, birds and animals, with a dense forest on the right.

Abundance and the Four Elements

1615

Painting of a hunting party in a forest clearing overlooking a palace, lawns and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

De aartshertogen jachtThe Archdukes hunting

1611

Painting of a lavish banquet interior with musicians, servants, animals and a landscape seen through arched windows.

The Senses of Hearing, Touch and Taste

1618

Painting of travelers with covered wagons and horses crossing sandy dunes under a cloudy sky, with forest in the distance.

Landschap met wagensLandscape with wagons

1603

Kneeling hunter before a red deer with a glowing cross between its antlers, with hounds and a grey horse in a forest.

The Vision of St Hubert

1617

Forest scene with a seated woman, putti and satyr among piled fruit, vegetables and flowers, with a distant city.

Earth

1611

Painting of villagers dancing and feasting at an outdoor wedding banquet in a wooded rural landscape with a church spire.

The Wedding Banquet

1623

Painting of a large battle with cavalry, a golden chariot, tents and banners, set against wooded hills and distant blue mount

The Battle of Issus

1602

Crowded mythological wedding banquet in a forest, with nude gods, musicians, flying cherubs and servants carrying food.

The Nuptials of Thetis and Peleus

1600

Painting of a nude woman with a globe surrounded by many birds, cherubs and a chariot in clouds over a landscape.

Air

1611

Painting of a vaulted forge with smiths, armour and helmets in the foreground, a nude woman and cherub, and a distant eruptin

Fire

1606

Painting of a seated nude woman with fish, shells, birds and cherubs in a landscape with a distant sea shore.

Water

1611

Panoramic landscape with a river, distant city, stormy sky, village and travelers with a donkey in the foreground.

Landscape

Women playing musical instruments in a mountain landscape, with a helmeted figure, a winged white horse and a waterfall.

Minerva Visits the Muses

Grisaille painting of a farmhouse kitchen with a cauldron on the fire, a nursing mother, and visitors arriving at right.

Bezoek aan de hoeve

River landscape with sailing boats, rowboats, village houses and figures on the bank under a cloudy sky.

A River Landscape

1603

Painted landscape of soldiers and horsemen attacking a line of wagons on a road beside a forest, under a blue sky.

Surprise Attack on a Convoy

Landscape painting of a village with a church, river, stone bridge, and travelers on a path under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with village

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi: Mary and the infant Christ in a thatched stable, kneeling kings, and a crowd with sold

Adoration of the Magi

1600

Painting of a red-brick castle with gables and towers beside a moat, with strollers, dogs and swans in the foreground.

View of Tervuren Castle

1621

Panoramic landscape with courtly figures haymaking in a meadow, a formal garden, and a brick palace on a hill.

Excursion in the Countryside of Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia

Landscape with travelers, pack horses and a dog on a forest path, a hilltop castle at right and a misty valley beyond.

Gypsy Gathering in a Wood

Travelers on horseback and in covered wagons on a dirt road across a hilly landscape under a cloudy sky.

Path in a Forest

Crowded outdoor banquet under large trees with guests at a long table, servants, guards with halberds, and dogs and roosters.

Wedding Banquet with the Archduke Albert and the Archduchess Isabel Clara Eugenia

1612

Painting of a forest road with travelers, carts, and horsemen passing a pond beneath tall trees and a blue sky.

Forestroad next to a fordable pond wiht travelers

1607

Painting of a forest road where armed robbers attack travelers, a wagon, and horsemen under a cloudy sky.

Wooded landscape with a robbery on a forestpath

1607

Crowded gallery interior with paintings, flowers, a globe, sculptures and two women seated at a table of jewels and instrumen

Allegory of Sight and Smell

Small landscape painting of a dirt road with travelers, cattle, a cart and a rider beside trees, opening onto a distant plain

Mountain road

Painting of a wooded park with a group of ruffed figures, deer, dogs, a terrace and pool, and rolling hills beyond.

The Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia in the Mariemont Park

1601

Still life of flowers in a lobed stone bowl with roses, carnations and poppies, a dragonfly and butterfly on dark background.

Flowers in a Bowl

1615

Landscape painting of a farm with plowing horses, carts on a dirt road, tall trees and a distant village under cloudy sky.

A Farm

1600

Allegory of abundance with nude female figures, fruit, shells, fish, flowers, birds, cherubs and a forest landscape.

Allegory of Abundance and the Four Elements

1606

Nude nymphs and putti gather fruit in a forest around a cornucopia, painted in dense greenery by Jan Brueghel the Elder.

Nymphs Filling the Cornucopia

1615

Painting of the Holy Family resting in a forest, with two flying angels holding flowers and a lake and mountains behind.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1595

Painting of Christ leading souls from a barred gate through a demon-filled infernal landscape with burning cities.

Christ's Descent into Limbo

1597

Painting of a busy river harbor with sailing boats, rowboats, townsfolk on a quay, and a church spire behind the houses.

View of a City along a River

Painting of a riverside village with fishing boats, sailboats, tall trees and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

View of a Village along a River

1604

Forest pond scene with peasants wading among reeds, a woman and two children at left, and birds in tall trees.

Latona and the Lycian Peasants

1605

Crowd gathers on a shore beside moored sailing boats, with a mountain and town in the distant landscape.

The Sermon on the Sea of Galilee

1600

Diana and nymphs preparing for the hunt in a forest clearing, with a pack of hunting dogs in the foreground.

Diana at the Hunt - Diana and Her Nymphs on the Point of Leaving

1623

Painting of a village wedding procession with musicians passing a stone church under a wide, cloudy sky.

Country Wedding

1612

Monochrome landscape of a country road with horsemen, cattle at a pond, a covered wagon and village houses under trees.

Landscape with a Country Road and a Watering-Place

Still life of flowers spilling from a wicker basket beside a glass vase on a pale table, with a dark background.

Flowers in a Basket and a Vase

1615

Painting of a river landscape with sailing boats, figures on a wooded bank, a distant church spire, and swans on the water.

River Landscape

1607

Painting of a wooded road with travelers, carts, cattle and pigs, a farmhouse and a distant church tower.

Wooded Landscape with Travelers

1610

Interior of a collector's cabinet with paintings, sculptures, a globe and elegant figures with dogs and monkeys.

The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting a Collector's Cabinet

1621

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