A Woodland Road with Travelers
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
18 1/8 x 32 3/4 in. (46 x 83.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Pfeiffer, Dodge, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1974
Accession Number
1974.293
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Jan Brueghel the Elder · 1568–1625
**Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568–1625)** was a Flemish painter and draughtsman renowned for his exquisite detail, innovative compositions, and mastery across multiple genres. Born in Brussels as the younger son of the celebrated Renaissance master Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Maria Coecke van Aelst, he belonged to the illustrious Brueghel artistic dynasty. His father died when Jan was only about a y...