Background
Brueghel was born and died in the 17th century in Antwerp. He was trained by his father and spent his career producing works in a similar style. Brueghel also copied works by his father and sold them with his father"s signature.
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January Younger
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January the Younger was traveling in Italy when his father died of cholera, and swiftly returned to take control of the Antwerp studio. After the death of his father he changed his signature from "Brueghel" to "Breughel". He soon established himself and was made dean of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1630.
That same year he was commissioned by the French court to paint Adam Cycle.
In the following years, he also produced paintings for the Austrian court, and worked independently in Paris, before returning to Antwerp in 1657. He collaborated with a number of prominent artists including Rubens, Hendrick van Balen (1575–1632), Adriaen Stalbemt (1580–1682), Lucas Van Uden (1596–1672), David Teniers the Younger and his father-in-law Abraham Janssens.
January the Younger"s best works are his extensive landscapes, either under his own name or made for other artists such as Hendrick van Balen as backgrounds. January the Younger has fifteen paintings in National public collections in the United Kingdom.
Membership
Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.
