The Ruins of Castle Merxem, near Antwerp
Medium
Pen and brown ink with pink, blue, gray, and yellow washes
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 12 5/16in. (16.5 x 31.2cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Anonymous Gift, in memory of Frits Markus, and Louis V. Bell and Harry G. Sperling Funds, 2001
Accession Number
2001.638
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...