View of Heidelbergca. 1588–89
Jan Brueghel the Elder drew this in about 1588–89, aged about 15. It is now at The Met in New York. More about this work
About this work
Jan Brueghel the Elder drew this in about 1588–89, aged about 15. It is now at The Met in New York.
How it was made
- Pen and ink
- Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.
Jan Brueghel the Elder
Flemish, 1568–1625 · Born in Brussels; died in Antwerp.
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Met has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1995.15
- Credit
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Type
- Drawings
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
