Jan Brueghel d. Ä.
und Hans Rottenhammer
(1568-1625)
Waldlandschaft mit dem hl. Hieronymus,
1597 (?)
Acquisition
1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Jan Brueghel d. Ä.und Hans Rottenhammer, Waldlandschaft mit dem hl. Hieronymus, 1597 (?), Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/8MLv0mj4z3 (Last updated on 24.08.2023)
In his early work Brueghel frequently combined the Netherlandish pictorial tradition with Italian motifs. As a result, the waterfall here is reminiscent of the cascades at Tivoli. Rottenhammer painted the figure of the saint dedicating himself to his spiritual studies in solitude in the wood.
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