Mountainous Landscape with the Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Medium
Engraving; first state
Dimensions
sheet: 8 1/8 x 10 15/16 in. (20.6 x 27.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.1408
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Jan Brueghel the Elder|Aegidius Sadeler II · 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...