Landscape with Tobias and the Fish (Liechtenstein)
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Religious |
Date | 1598 |
Dimensions | 35.5 x 53.5 cm |
Support | Copper |
Medium | Oil |
Signature | BRUEGHEL 1598 |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #220 Ertz 1979, #47 |
Location | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
Collection | Schloss Vaduz, Collection of the Ruling Princes of Liechtenstein |
Tags | Traveling, Horse, Parrot, Swine, Forest, Mountain, River, Burghers, Angels, Old Testament, Boat |
With regard to this painting, Copper as Canvas catalog (p.153) suggests that Brueghel might have worked with a magnifying lens to achieve such a level of detail.