Portrait of Pieter Breughel the Younger — After Bartholomeus Spranger, 1606.
Source image courtesy of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951.
The engraving is a highly allegorical portrait of the painter Pieter Brueghel the Younger, featuring numerous symbolic figures surrounding the central oval portrait. This elaborate design, originally conceived by Spranger, is characteristic of the Northern Mannerism style. It presents Brueghel as a master artist and humanist scholar, surrounded by classical and allegorical figures relating to art, nature, and inspiration.
Printed as an archival pigment giclée on premium matte art paper. Limited edition runs, hand-numbered. Ships unframed, rolled in a protective tube.
Portrait of Pieter Breughel the Younger — After Bartholomeus Spranger, 1606.
Source image courtesy of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951.
The engraving is a highly allegorical portrait of the painter Pieter Brueghel the Younger, featuring numerous symbolic figures surrounding the central oval portrait. This elaborate design, originally conceived by Spranger, is characteristic of the Northern Mannerism style. It presents Brueghel as a master artist and humanist scholar, surrounded by classical and allegorical figures relating to art, nature, and inspiration.
Printed as an archival pigment giclée on premium matte art paper. Limited edition runs, hand-numbered. Ships unframed, rolled in a protective tube.
