Antwerp, around 1600 -1625 · Landscapes of Momper, tiny lives of Brueghel

Farm, skaters, market, wash house and courtyard promenade: Momper builds the expanse, Brueghel populates it with precise gestures that transform each landscape into a miniature society.

Joos de Momper the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Elder are among the most complementary collaborators of Antwerp painting. Momper, born in 1564, masters large landscapes, from imaginary mountains with distant violets to more realistic Flemish countryside. Brueghel, born in 1568 and nicknamed "Velvet", excels in small figures, animals, flowers and objects. In their joint works, Momper establishes relief, trees, sky and depths; Brueghel animates roads, farms, ice and market squares. In their joint works, Momper establishes relief, trees, sky and depths; Brueghel animates roads, farms, ice and market places. In their joint works, Momper establishes relief, trees, sky and depths; Brueghel animates roads, farms, ice and market places. Market and wash house in Flanders, around 1620, perfectly shows this sharing. On the left, sellers, carts and cattle produce an uproar visual; on the right, the washerwomen work in a quieter area; in the background, the countryside opens the composition. In A Farm, agricultural activities are part of the organization of the land. The Landscape with Skaters converts the cold into a collective scene where silhouettes, games and movements measure the frozen surface. The views linked to Infanta Isabelle-Claire-Eugénie and the Mariemont estate broaden the collection towards the representation of the courtyard, the excursion and the governed territory. Even when Brueghel works alone, the taste for living inventory remains close to the collaborative method. Even when Brueghel works alone, the taste for living inventory remains close to the collaborative method. Even when Brueghel works alone, the taste for living inventory remains close to the collaborative method. Even when Brueghel works alone, the taste for living inventory remains close to the collaborative method. Even when Brueghel works alone, the taste for living inventory remains close to the representation of the courtyard, the excursion and the governed territory. Even when Brueghel works alone, the taste for living inventory remains close to the collaborative method. Even when Brueghel works alone, the taste for living inventory remains close to the collaborative method. Even when Brueghel works alone, the taste for living inventory remains close to the collaborative method. Even when Brueghel works alone Una granja et Paisaje con patinadores. His reading favors drawing.

Momper gives the landscape its geography; Brueghel gives it its inhabitants. The horizon becomes a world as soon as a cart, a washerwoman or a skater sets in motion.