Artwork
Allégorie de l'abondance
Allégorie de l'abondance is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Jan Brueghel the Younger. It is held in the collection of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
About this work
Overview
Created in 1700, *Allégorie de l'abondance* is an oil painting by Jan Brueghel the Younger, a Flemish artist of the Baroque period. The work is part of the collection of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and exemplifies the family’s continued engagement with allegorical subjects.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil on canvas, the painting displays the detailed naturalism and rich coloration typical of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Brueghel the Younger employs a fine brushwork that mirrors the meticulous approach of his father, Jan Brueghel the Elder, while maintaining the luminous palette associated with late 17th‑century Flemish art.
Context
The piece belongs to a lineage that stretches back to Pieter Bruegel the Elder, whose rustic and moralizing scenes shaped the family’s artistic identity. By the turn of the 18th century, Jan Brueghel the Younger was consolidating this legacy, adapting established motifs to the tastes of a courtly audience that favored allegorical representations of prosperity.
History & Provenance
Since its creation, *Allégorie de l'abondance* has remained within the public domain, eventually entering the holdings of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. The museum’s acquisition reflects the institution’s commitment to preserving works that illustrate the continuity of the Bruegel artistic dynasty.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jan Brueghel (also Bruegel or Breughel) the Younger ( BROY-gəl, US also BROO-gəl; Dutch: ; 13 September 1601 – 1 September 1678) was a Flemish Baroque painter.
Museum
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
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