Dutch Landscape with Windmills
17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, blue, and gray wash; framing lines in black ink
Dimensions
7 3/4 x 12 3/16 in. (19.7 x 31 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1942
Accession Number
42.186.1
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Jan Brueghel the Elder|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...