A clearing in a landscape with a hermitage

Details

CIRCLE OF JAN BRUEGHEL THE ELDER (BRUSSELS 1568-1625 ANTWERP)
A clearing in a landscape with a hermitage
oil on copper
3 ¾ x 5 in. (10.2 x 12.7 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 4 November 1983, lot 123, as 'School of Bril', where acquired by the present owner after the sale.

Special Notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

The present painting is a copy after a work by Jan Breughel the Elder, now in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan. This example lacks the figure of the hermit, who appears in the lower right corner of the painting in Milan. Anton Mirou is also known to have copied Brueghel's composition (National Gallery, Prague; see K. Ertz, Jan Brueghel der Ältere (1568-1625): Kritischer Katalog der Gemälde, II, Lingen, 2008-2010, pp. 598-599, no. 278).

We are grateful to Drs Luuk Pijl for his assistance cataloging this picture.

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