Paul Bril

Flemish · 1554–1626 · Painter, Printmaker

Paul Bril was a Flemish painter and printmaker principally known for his landscapes. He spent most of his active career in Rome. His Italianate landscape paintings and drawings… (Wikipedia)

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Paul Bril was a Flemish painter and printmaker principally known for his landscapes. He spent most of his active career in Rome. His Italianate landscape paintings and drawings had a major influence on 17th century landscape painting in Italy and Northern Europe. He is credited as one of the pioneers of the wooded landscape in European art.

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Born 1554, BredaDied 1626, RomeOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q540753 ↗ULAN 500005652 ↗Museum works 23

Also known as Breil, Breill, Briel, Bril, Bril Paul, Brill, Brill Paul, brilla and 8 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Paul Bril, Skeleton Hanging from a Tree in a Landscape — **Skeleton Hanging from a Tree in a Landscape**late 16th–early 17th century · Pen and brown ink, with brush and grayish-brown wash, over black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2003 — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Bril, Landscape with a Large Tree — **Landscape with a Large Tree**1611 · Brush and black wash over black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2021 — Open Acces…

Paul Bril, Classical Landscape with a Fountain — **Classical Landscape with a Fountain**pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash over black chalk
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Bril, Heroic Landscape — **Heroic Landscape**pen and brown ink
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Bril, River Landscape with Travelers — **River Landscape with Travelers**1590 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Bril, Antieke ruïnes — **Antieke ruïnes**1600 - 1626
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Paul Bril, Ruïnes van het paleis van Septimus Severus op de Palatijn — **Ruïnes van het paleis van Septimus Severus op de Palatijn**1624
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Paul Bril, Gezicht op een kust met een donjon of vuurtoren — **Gezicht op een kust met een donjon of vuurtoren**1564 - 1626
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Paul Bril, Italiaanse boerderij aan een beek — **Italiaanse boerderij aan een beek**1574 - 1626
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Paul Bril, Landscape with Satyrs — **Landscape with Satyrs**
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Paul Bril, Untitled — **Untitled**
Rubenshuis ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rubenshuis

Paul Bril, Landscape with Saint John the Baptist — **Landscape with Saint John the Baptist**1595
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Pinacoteca Ambrosiana

Paul Bril, Rocky riverlandscape with harbour — **Rocky riverlandscape with harbour**
Musea Brugge ↗
CC0 · Sadeler family / Paul Bril, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Musea Brugge

Paul Bril, The port — **The port**1611
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Paul Bril, Seascape — **Seascape**1611
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Pinacoteca Ambrosiana

Paul Bril, Mountain landscape — **Mountain landscape**1590
Wallraf–Richartz Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wallraf–Richartz Museum

Paul Bril, Coastal Landscape — **Coastal Landscape**1596
Wallraf–Richartz Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wallraf–Richartz Museum

Paul Bril, Landscape with Hunters — **Landscape with Hunters**1619 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Larned Coburn Memorial Collectio…

Paul Bril, View of City with Fishing Boat in Foreground — **View of City with Fishing Boat in Foreground**n.d. · Pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Paul Bril, Wooded Landscape with Donkeys and Goats, and Castle on Hill in Distance — **Wooded Landscape with Donkeys and Goats, and Castle on Hill in Distance**n.d. · Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Paul Bril, Mountain Landscape with a River, Travelers, and a City — **Mountain Landscape with a River, Travelers, and a City**1590 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Charles Hack and The Hearn Family Trust — p…

Paul Bril, Mountain Landscape with a River and City — **Mountain Landscape with a River and City**1590 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Charles Hack and The Hearn Family Trust — p…

Paul Bril, Temple of Vesta, Tivoli — **Temple of Vesta, Tivoli**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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