Jan Brueghel the Elder, 'The Garden of Eden' "River Landscape," 1607, oil on copper,

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For a brief period of time in the 16th and 17th centuries, copper (as opposed to wood panels or canvas) was used as the ground for small oil paintings.

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Jan Brueghel the Elder was a Flemish painter and draughtsman. He was the son of the eminent Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder. A close friend and frequent collaborator with Peter Paul Rubens, the two artists were the leading Flemish painters in the first three decades of the 17th century. Brueghel worked in many genres including history paintings, flower still lifes, allegorical and mythological scenes, landscapes and seascapes, hunting pieces, village scenes, ...

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Jan Brueghel the Elder died #OnThisDay in 1625. In 'The Garden of Eden' (painted in 1613), Brueghel represents ostriches, lions, goats, birds and many other living creatures all gathered to symbolise the perfect harmony that existed in the world before the Fall of Man. In the background Eve is grabbing the forbidden fruit, and is about to give it to Adam. See this painting in Room 17: http://bit.ly/2CxXWdT

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Jan Brueghel the Elder, whose delicate brushwork earned him the name "Velvet" Brueghel, executed this lovely small-scale work in 1607. His painting focuses on daily life in a small town situated at the confluence of a broad river and a smaller tributary, which passes through the town. Gentle pools of light, as well as changes in the color tonalities of the trees and water—from ochers and browns in the foreground, to greens in the middle range, to blues in the distance—ease the transition into depth.

In the foreground a boatman passes a baby to its father after transporting the family across the river. The mother, other elegant ladies, and a child are already safely ashore, while additional ferryboats filled with travelers, horses, and cattle approach the landing. Imagine you are standing in the space depicted here. Describe the smells and the sounds around you.

Jan Brueghel the Elder, "River Landscape," 1607, oil on copper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Nell and Robert Weidenhammer Fund