Bookmark Jan I Brueghel - The Earth, 1610

IM001679
JAN I BRUEGHEL (1568-1625)
The Earth (detail), 1610.
Oil on wood. H. 45.6 ; L. 83.5 cm.
Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts.
© Photo Lyon MBA / A. Basset.
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Characteristics

Maintenance
Store in a dry place, protected by a case or plastic bag
Material of the original work
Huile sur bois
Material
Coated paper
Engraving date
1610
Artist
Jan Brueghel l'Ancien dit de Velours (1568-1625)
Art movement
Renaissance
Reference
IM001679
EAN
3336729262779
Model dimensions
17cm x 5cm
Package Dimensions
17cm x 5cm
Editor
© Photo Lyon MBA, A. Basset
Conservation museum
Lyon - Musée des Beaux-Arts

The work and its artist

Jan Brueghel l'Ancien dit de Velours (1568-1625)

Master of 17th century Flemish Baroque painting, Jan Brueghel the Elder is also called Brueghel de Velours in reference to his virtuosity in the realization of fades and gradations. The artist is known for his paintings of flowers but also for his biblical or mythological compositions. His painting is a splendid example of the transition from 16th century Mannerism to Baroque, it uses chiaroscuro and very meticulously showing the artist's taste for naturalism. As a renowned painter with an excellent reputation he had the chance to work with the best artists of his time such as Rubens.