Preaching of John the Baptist (Munich)
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Religious |
Date | 1598 |
Dimensions | 41 x 59 cm |
Support | Panel |
Medium | Oil |
Signature | BRUEGHEL 1598 |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #256 Ertz 1979, #51 |
Location | Munich, Germany |
Collection | Alte Pinakothek |
Accession numbers | inv. #834 |
Tags | Preaching, Pieter Bruegel, Forest, Burghers, Children, Soldiers, New Testament, John the Baptist, Saint |
One further version of this has been attributed to Jan the Elder or, alternatively, the Younger: painting in Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen; canvas, 110 x 164.
On the copies by Pieter the Younger, with some discussion of Jan as well, see now Currie and Allart 2012, especially 447-483.