Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hieronymus Francken II · ca. 1621-1623 (Baroque)
The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose
Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hieronymus Francken II
The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose
ca. 1621-1623 (Baroque)
The archducal couple stands inside a collector’s cabinet crowded with paintings, sculpture, scientific instruments, flowers, and animals. Brueghel and Francken turn the room into a compact survey of art and knowledge, where people, objects, and specimens compete for attention. Sources: https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.2010; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan%20Brueghel%20the%20Elder%20-%20The%20Archdukes%20Albert%20and%20Isabella%20Visiting%20a%20Collector's%20Cabinet%20-%20Walters%20372010.jpg (Public domain image).
Exhibition Venue
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