Paradise by Jan Brueghel the Younger (c. 1620). Oil on oak. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601-1678) was a Flemish painter, son of Jan Brueghel the Elder. Download high resolution version (557x788, 58 KB)Jan Brueghel the Younger. ... Download high resolution version (557x788, 58 KB)Jan Brueghel the Younger. ... The Gemäldegalerie is one of the worlds leading collections of European art from the 13th to 18th century. ... Events February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer Dutch troops drive Portuguese from Málaga Battle of Kinsale, Ireland Births... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) are inhabitants of Flanders in the widest sense of the term, i. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625) was a Flemish painter, son of Pieter Brueghel the Elder and father of Jan Brueghel the Younger. ...

He was trained by his father and spent his career producing works in his father's style. He, his brother Ambrosius Brueghel, and other fijnschilders ("fine painters") of the Northern Renaissance produced landscapes, allegorical scenes and other works of meticulous detail. Brueghel also copied works by his father and sold them with his father's signature. His work is distinguishable from that of his parent by being less well executed and lighter. By region Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance French Renaissance German Renaissance English Renaissance The Renaissance was originally centred in Italy, but in time spread throughout all of Europe. ...

Jan the Younger was traveling in Italy when his father died of cholera and swiftly returned to take control of the Antwerp studio. He soon established himself and was made dean of the local guild in 1630. Jan the Younger's best works are his extensive landscapes, either under his own name or made for other artists such as Hendrick van Balen as backgrounds. Cholera (also called Asiatic cholera) is an infectious disease, caused by bacteria that are typically ingested by drinking water that is contaminated by improper sanitation, or by eating improperly cooked fish, especially shellfish. ... The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to a number of triptychs by Renaissance Belgian painter Rubens. ... A guild is an association of people of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards of morality or conduct. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ...

See also

• List of Belgian painters