Jan Brueghel the Elder

He was born in Brussels, the son of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. He is said to have been taught in Antwerp by Pieter Goetkint and to have visited Cologne. From 1590 to 1596 he worked in Italy; subsequently he lived in Antwerp, where he died. He was a painter of landscape and figures (on a small scale) and flowers. He worked in collaboration with other artists, including Rubens.