Forest Landscape with a Pond
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Landscape |
Date | ca. 1590 |
Dimensions | 24.5 x 32.5 cm |
Support | Copper |
Medium | Oil |
Collectors/patrons | Federico Borromeo |
Our attribution | Produced in Jan Brueghel's Studio |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #83 as uncertain, Attributed by Borromeo to Paul Bril |
Location | Milan, Italy |
Collection | Ambrosiana |
Accession numbers | inv. #74/20 |
Tags | Birds, Borromeo, Forest, Pond |
External resources | Ambrosiana |
Although Pijl and now Ertz attribute this work to Jan Brueghel, I find this hard to believe. Borromeo, who bought numerous landscapes from both artists, was explicit in his Donation that this was a picture by Bril mounted with five works by Jan Brueghel. Surely he knew?