Jan BrueghelFlemish, 1568–1625Überfall auf einen Wagenzug
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Überfall auf einen Wagenzug” now? Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Unknown.
Vienna, Austria
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
In the catalog
Sources
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Image: Kunsthistorisches Museum — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
In the life of Jan Brueghel
The whole life1596–1625 · Workplace
Antwerp
1606–1613 · Workplace
Brussels
October 1610
Rubens becomes his “secretary” with Borromeo
From October 1610 Rubens acted as his friend's intermediary with Cardinal Borromeo: by 1625 he had written some 25 letters to the cardinal on Brueghel's behalf, and Brueghel jokingly called him 'mio secretario Rubens', 'my secretary Rubens'.
1613
Travel: Netherlands
1613
A diplomatic mission to Holland with Rubens
Brueghel accompanied Rubens and Hendrick van Balen the Elder on a diplomatic mission to the Dutch Republic; in Haarlem they met Hendrick Goltzius and other local artists. He may also have met Esaias van de Velde and Willem Buytewech there, both of whom knew his river views.
27 August 1615
The city presents four of his paintings to the Archdukes
Brueghel received many official commissions from the Antwerp magistrate; on this day the city fathers presented four of his paintings to the Archdukes Albert and Isabella.
