A coastal capriccio of the Temple of the Sybil at Tivoli with fishermen selling the day’s catch on the shore

The Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli recurs in numerous compositions throughout Jan Brueghel the Younger’s oeuvre, based on compositions conceived by his father Jan Brueghel the Elder. The theme was originally based on a drawing by the Elder, dated 6 June 1593 (Private collection), which was made in Italy where he worked from 1589 until his return to Antwerp in 1596.

Another version of the present work, attributed to Jan Brueghel the Younger, was offered in these Rooms, 10 July 2015, lot 117.