Paul Bril's universeRoman ruins, distant bluish and small narrative figures make Paul Bril an essential mediator between Flemish landscape and Italian classicism.
1554 - 1626Life and career
Antwerp, Rome, Vatican, pontifical palaces and Flemish networks in ItalyMain homes
Landscape, fresco, oil on canvas and copper, ruin, hunting, mythology, Bible, drawing and Roman whimPractical
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1554 -1626 · Antwerp, Rome and birth of the classical landscape
Roman ruins, distant bluish and small narrative figures make Paul Bril an essential mediator between Flemish landscape and Italian classicism.
Paul Bril was born in Antwerp in 1554 and died in Rome in 1626. He went to Italy in his youth and joined his brother Matthijs, already employed on the major papal sites. After his early death, Paul continued the decorations of the Vatican and established himself as the main Flemish landscaper in Rome. His work connects two cultures. From the Nordic tradition come the detail of the trees, the accidents of the terrain, the hunting scenes and the depth constructed by colorful plans. Italy brings him the details of the trees, the accidents of the terrain, the hunting scenes and the depth constructed by colorful plans. Italy brings him ancient ruins, a more unified light and a classical order which will influence Annibale Carracci, Domenichino then Claude Lorrain. Ruins and figures freely assemble several remains romans around a market inspired by Campo Vaccino: it is not a survey, but a poetic whim. In Diane discovering Callisto's pregnancy, mythology occupies a secondary space within ample nature. On the contrary, deer hunting accelerates the landscape through riders, dogs and the diagonals of the terrain. Landscape with Saint John the Baptist places the sacred story in a rocky and wooded solitude. At Bril, the landscape ceases to be a simple setting: he becomes the main actor in the painting. At Bril, the landscape ceases to be a simple setting: he becomes the main actor in the painting. At Bril, the landscape ceases to be a simple setting: he becomes the main actor in the painting. At Bril, the landscape ceases to be a simple setting: he becomes the main actor in the painting. At Bril, the landscape ceases to be a simple setting: he becomes the main actor in the painting. At Bril, the landscape ceases to be a simple setting: he becomes the main actor in the painting. At Bril, the landscape ceases to be a simple setting: he becomes the main actor in the painting. At Bril, the landscape ceases to be a simple setting: he becomes the main actor in the painting. At Bril
Bril makes Rome a dream landscape: the ruin gives the memory, the tree gives the rhythm and the small figure measures the immensity of the site.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Antwerp, apprenticeship and departure to Italy
The Flemish landscape tradition builds a taste for detail, deep shots and tiny scenes. This milestone illuminates the "Paul Bril" collection by favoring color.
Rome, Matthijs and great pontifical decorations
Vatican, fresco and Roman antiquities transform the Nordic landscaper into an international master.
Classic landscape and European influence
Unified light, ruins and ample composition open the way to Carracci, Domenichino and Claude Lorrain.
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Depth in plans
Brown in the foreground, middle green and blue in the distance gradually lead the eye towards the horizon. This line guides a reading of "Paul Bril" centered on color.
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Recomposed ruin
Real ancient fragments are moved and assembled to create a whim more evocative than documentary.
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Tiny figure
Hunter, saint or mythological character gives a human scale to the immensity of nature.
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Hinge shaft
Dark trunk and jagged antlers structure the scene and separate the different planes of the landscape.
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Six readings specific to Paul Bril
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to Paul Bril.
Sacred solitude01
Landscape with Saint John the Baptist
The saint becomes a measured presence within a rocky, wooded and deeply ordered nature.
Reference work by Paul Bril. Reading "Paul Bril" through color.Louvre, circa 1615 -162002
Diane discovering Callisto's pregnancy
The mythological drama unfolds on a small scale in a vast landscape which reinforces its tension.
Landmark work by Paul BrilRoman caprice, Louvre03
Ruins and figures. Market at Campo Vaccino
Ancient remains, market and distance recompose Rome into a poetic theater of memory and daily life.
Landmark work by Paul BrilLouvre, circa 1590 -159504
Deer hunting
Riders, dogs and diagonals of the terrain take the eye through precise and spectacular nature.
Landmark work by Paul BrilStyle05
Depth in plans
Brown in the foreground, middle green and blue in the distance gradually lead the eye towards the horizon. This line guides a reading of "Paul Bril" centered on color.
Reading key for Paul BrilStyle06
Recomposed ruin
Real ancient fragments are moved and assembled to create a whim more evocative than documentary.
Reading key for Paul Bril
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Works by Paul Bril
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