Studio of Jan Breughel II (Antwerp 1601-1678)

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve; and The Toil of Adam

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Studio of Jan Breughel II (Antwerp 1601-1678)
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve; and The Toil of Adam
the former with signature 'JA[N] Breughel' (lower left)
oil on copper
27 3/8 x 34½ in. (69.6 x 86.7 cm.)
two (2)

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Lot Essay

These two paintings relate to a series of six coppers by Jan Breughel II recounting the story of Adam and Eve as it unfolds in the book of Genesis (see K. Ertz, Jan Breughel der Jüngere (1601-1678): die Gemälde mit kritischem Oeuvrekatalog, Freren, 1984, I, pp. 295-6, nos. 118-23, fig. 19-24).

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