Background
Pieter van Bredael was born in Antwerp in 1629.
Pieter van Bredael was born in Antwerp in 1629.
He reportedly was working in the workshop of David Ryckaert III around 1640. He undertook several travels abroad. lieutenant is known he travelled to Spain.
Although there is no evidence for a stay in Italy, the inclusion in his landscapes of ruins of architecture from the environs of Rome points to a possible visit to Italy.
The couple had eight children of whom three, January Peeter the Elder, Alexander and Joris became painters. Several of his grand-children such as Joseph van Bredael, January Pieter van Bredael the Younger and January Frans van Bredael became painters.
He died in Antwerp where he was buried on 9 March 1719.
Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.