Portrait of Jan Breughel
Artist: Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599 - 1641)
Date: about 1626-1632
Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.
Medium: Etching
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Julia B. Crane
Object number: 1926.132
Label Text:
Jan Brueghel (about 1568–1625) was a very successful Flemish painter active in Antwerp. He was the second son of Pieter Brueghel the Elder (about 1525–1569) andwas especially noted for his facility with compositions full of various textures (this talent earned him the nickname “Velvet” Brueghel). His paintings of flowers were particularly sought after, but he was also skilled at landscapes (see Landscape with a Fishing Village in Gallery 23) and figure compositions (see his figures and animals in Joos de Momper’s A Summer Landscape with Harvesters, also in Gallery 23).
Like Whistler’s Becquet, Van Dyck did not complete this portrait of Phillippe Le Roy beyond the highly detailed face. Unlike Whistler, however, Van Dyck would turn his plates over to craftsmen who would “complete” the compositions by adding a body and backgrounds.
Jan Brueghel (about 1568–1625) was a very successful Flemish painter active in Antwerp. He was the second son of Pieter Brueghel the Elder (about 1525–1569) andwas especially noted for his facility with compositions full of various textures (this talent earned him the nickname “Velvet” Brueghel). His paintings of flowers were particularly sought after, but he was also skilled at landscapes (see Landscape with a Fishing Village in Gallery 23) and figure compositions (see his figures and animals in Joos de Momper’s A Summer Landscape with Harvesters, also in Gallery 23).
Like Whistler’s Becquet, Van Dyck did not complete this portrait of Phillippe Le Roy beyond the highly detailed face. Unlike Whistler, however, Van Dyck would turn his plates over to craftsmen who would “complete” the compositions by adding a body and backgrounds.
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