1568 -1625 · Jan Brueghel the Elder, known as Jan I

Under the museum designation Jan I Brueghel is Jan Brueghel the Elder: landscaper, painter of flowers, allegories and tiny crowds whose encyclopedic gaze renews Flemish art.

Jan I Brueghel is the designation used in several catalogs to distinguish Jan Brueghel the Elder, born in Brussels in 1568, from his son Jan II. Son of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, he received his first artistic culture in the family circle, then traveled to Italy at the end of the 1580s. Rome and Milan expanded his repertoire; Cardinal Federico Borromeo became a friend and lasting patron. Rome and Milan returned to Antwerp in 1596, Jan I was made master of the guild of Saint Luke and developed a work of exceptional diversity. Returning to Antwerp in 1596, Jan I was made master of the guild of Saint Luke and developed a work of exceptional diversity. Returning to Antwerp in 1596, Jan I was made master of the guild of Saint Luke and developed a work of exceptional diversity. Returning to Antwerp in 1596, Jan I was made master of the guild of Saint Luke and developed a work of exceptional diversity. Returning to Antwerp in 1596, Jan I was made master of the guild of Saint Luke and developed a work of exceptional diversity. Returning to Antwerp in 1596, Jan I was made master of the guild of Saint Luke and developed a work of exceptional diversity. The as much as they ask for it. Fantasy view: ancient temple and bridge reveals the effect of Italy on its landscape, but the architectures are recomposed in an imaginary space. The Wedding of Thetis and Peleus with the concert of the Muses combines mythology, crowd and natural setting in an image whose richness calls for slow reading. The Battle of Issus finally proves that its tiny precision can also serve the immensity of the conflict: armies, horses, dust and distance remain readable without losing the overall violence. The Battle of Issus finally proves that its tiny precision can also serve the immensity of the conflict: armies, horses, dust and distance remain readable without losing the overall violence. The Battle of Issus finally proves that its tiny precision can also serve the immensity of the conflict: armies, horses, dust and distance remain readable without losing the overall violence. The Battle of Issus finally proves that its tiny precision can also serve the immensity of the conflict: armies, horses, dust and distance remain readable without losing the overall violence. The court painter of Archdukes Albert and Isabella, Jan I observed plants and animals, practiced copper and collaborated with figure specialists, in particular Rubens. His nicknames Brueghel of Velvet, Flowers or Paradise celebrate as much the finesse of his touch as the extent of his world. Died in Antwerp during the epidemic of 1625, he left a workshop and models taken up throughout Europe. The "Jan I Brueghel" selection notably compares Air or Optics and Fantasy View: ancient temple and bridge. His reading favors space.

Jan I Brueghel enlarges the world in detail: the eye passes from an instrument to a bird, from a soldier on the horizon, without ever exhausting the image.