The Sermon on the Mount, Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1598
Jan Brueghel, portretJan BrueghelVlaanderen, 1568–1625

The Sermon on the Mount

1598 · Painting · 26.7 × 36.8 cm

Kan ik het zien?

Ja, nu te zien

Waar is „The Sermon on the Mount” nu? J. Paul Getty Museum, Museum East Pavilion, Gallery E203, Los Angeles. Ja, nu te zien. Gecontroleerd 5 oktober 2026.

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, Verenigde Staten

ZaalMuseum East Pavilion, Gallery E203

Sluit binnenkort· tot 17:30

Publiek tentoongesteld.

Gecontroleerd
Ongewijzigd sinds
Bron
Het museum

Over het schilderij

In this small painting, the figure of Christ is almost lost amid the dense, multi-colored crowd. Identified by a pale yellow halo, Christ stands on a rustic podium near the crowd's center. He presents his sermon on the conditions of blessedness. Behind Christ, his disciples pay rapt attention, but many in the diverse throng prefer to socialize with one another. In the foreground, a gnarled gypsy tells fortunes and a vendor sells pretzels. To the right, below a distant vista, a man in a long coat and dark hat directs two women in elegant gowns toward the crowd. Jan Brueghel the Elder painted this festive scene on a thin sheet of copper. The work's bright colors, fine details, and enamel-like finish are accentuated by the hard copper support. Brueghel's unmatched ability to describe figures and landscape in great detail transforms the painting into a jewel-like object intended for close scrutiny.

J. Paul Getty Museum

Gegevens

Inventarisnummer
84.PC.71

In de catalogus

Bronnen

In het leven van Jan Brueghel

Het hele leven
  1. 1589–1596

    Travel: Italy

  2. 1595–1596 · Werkzaam in

    Milan

  3. 1596–1625 · Werkzaam in

    Antwerp

  4. 1599

    Joins the Brotherhood of Romanists

    Three years after his return from Italy, Brueghel became a member of the Brotherhood of Romanists in Antwerp.

  5. 23 January 1599

    Marries Isabella de Jode

    In Antwerp's Cathedral of Our Lady Brueghel married Isabella de Jode, daughter of the cartographer, engraver and publisher Gerard de Jode.

Alle werken

In dezelfde zaal · Museum East Pavilion, Gallery E203, J. Paul Getty Museum

Museumpagina