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View of Heidelberg by Jan Brueghel the Elder

View of Heidelberg

Jan Brueghel the Elder · 1583

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Artist
Jan Brueghel the Elder
Date
1583
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and blue and brown wash, heightened with white; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 12 in. (20.0 x 30.5 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Purchase, David T. Schiff Gift and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1995
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THE ARTIST

Jan Brueghel the Elder

1568–1625 · Habsburg Netherlands

Known as "Velvet" Brueghel, Jan Brueghel the Elder transformed Flemish Baroque painting with his intricate landscapes and innovative flower still lifes.

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