Abraham Brueghel (1631 – c. 1690),
• Was a Flemish painter.
• He was from the famous Brueghel family of artists.
• Abraham was born in Antwerp.
• His father was Jan Brueghel the Younger, the grandson of Jan Brueghel the Elder and the great-grandson of Pieter Brueghel the Elder.
• His artistic training came from his father Jan Brueghel the Younger.
• His father sold one of Abraham's floral still lifes when he was only 15 years old.
• In 1649, at the age of 18, Abraham went to Italy to complete a commission for Prince Antonio Ruffo in Sicily.
• Already in 1649 an inventory of his patron Prince Antonio Ruffo records nine flower paintings by the 18-year-old artist.
• While in Rome Abraham joined the Bentvueghels, an association of mainly Dutch and Flemish artists working in Rome.
• He was given the bent name Rijngraaf, meaning 'duke of the Rhine', which was an old aristocratic title in Germany.
• He played an important role in the development of still life painting in Naples.
• Breughel remained in Naples until his death.
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Abraham Brueghel and Nicola Vaccaro, A Young Woman picking figs with Three Children in a Terraced Garden, with urns of Carnations, Morning Glory,and other Flowers, and Basket of Grapes.
Original, Sotheby`s, New York. Visited in 2020.
Abraham Brueghel and Nicola Vaccaro, A Young Woman picking figs with Three Children in a Terraced Garden, with urns of Carnations, Morning Glory,and other Flowers, and Basket of Grapes.
Abraham Brueghel and Nicola Vaccaro, A Young Woman picking figs with Three Children in a Terraced Garden, with urns of Carnations, Morning Glory,and other Flowers, and Basket of Grapes.
Abraham Brueghel and Nicola Vaccaro, A Young Woman picking figs with Three Children in a Terraced Garden, with urns of Carnations, Morning Glory,and other Flowers, and Basket of Grapes.
Abraham Brueghel, Woman taking a fruit from a cup of flowers and fruits, 1669
Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.
Abraham Brueghel, Woman taking a fruit from a cup of flowers and fruits, 1669
Abraham Brueghel, Woman taking a fruit from a cup of flowers and fruits, 1669
Abraham Brueghel, Woman taking a fruit from a cup of flowers and fruits, 1669
Abraham Brueghel, Woman taking a fruit from a cup of flowers and fruits, 1669
Abraham Brueghel, Guillaume Courtois, Still life of fruits and flowers with a figure
Original, Sotheby`s, New York. Visited in 2020.
