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Landscape with Travelers on a Woodland Path

ca. 1607
Not on view
Working on copper, Brueghel created small and jewel-like paintings defined by vivid color and anecdotal detail. Here, a variety of travelers of different classes traverse a woodland landscape, inviting beholders to engage in imaginative journeys of their own.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Landscape with Travelers on a Woodland Path
  • Artist: Jan Brueghel the Elder (Netherlandish, Brussels 1568–1625 Antwerp)
  • Date: ca. 1607
  • Medium: Oil on copper
  • Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 6 in. (9.5 x 15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Hertha Katz, 2000
  • Object Number: 2001.216.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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