Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601-1678)

• Was a Flemish Baroque painter.

• He was the son of Jan Brueghel the Elder, and grandson of Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

• Taking over his father's workshop at an early age.

• He largely painted the same subjects as his father in a style which was similar to that of his father.

• In 1626 he married Anna Maria Janssens, daughter of Abraham Janssens.

• He became dean of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1630.

• He died on 1 September 1678 at his home address on the Pruymenstraat in Antwerp.

• His pupils included his older sons Abraham, Philips and Jan Peeter, his nephew Jan van Kessel, and his younger brother Ambrosius.

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