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Garland of Fruit surrounding a Depiction of Cybele Receiving Gifts from Personifications of the Four Seasons

Jan Brueghel the Elder, Hendrick van Balen the Elderc. 1620 - 1622

Mauritshuis

Mauritshuis
Den Haag, Netherlands

The medallion in the centre depicts Cybele, the goddess of Earth and Nature. Around the medallion hangs a garland of flowers, vegetables and fruit – a tribute to the goddess and an ode to plenty and fertility.

Brueghel collaborated on this painting with Van Balen, who was responsible for painting the medallion. Brueghel himself painted the abundant garland, the surrounding figures and the numerous animals. He painted with such a fine touch that he was called the Velvet Brueghel.

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  • Title: Garland of Fruit surrounding a Depiction of Cybele Receiving Gifts from Personifications of the Four Seasons
  • Creator: Brueghel the Elder, Jan, Balen, Hendrik van
  • Date Created: c. 1620 - 1622
  • Physical Dimensions: h106.3 cm x w69.9 cm
  • Provenance: Johan Anthony van Kinschot, Delft, until 1767; Prince William V, The Hague, 1770-1795
  • Type: Painting
  • Medium: Oil on panel
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