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Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568 – 1625)

• Was a Flemish painter and draughtsman.
• A close friend and frequent collaborator with Peter Paul Rubens.
• The artist was nicknamed "Velvet" Brueghel, "Flower" Brueghel, and "Paradise" Brueghel.
• His brother Pieter Brueghel the Younger was traditionally nicknamed "de helse Brueghel" or "Hell Brueghel".
• Jan Brueghel the Elder was born in Brussels.
• He was the son of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Maria Coecke van Aelst.
• His father died about a year after Jan's birth in 1569.
• According to Karel van Mander he studied under Peter Goetkint.
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