Jan Brueghel the Elder
Jan Brueghel the Elder (born 1568 - died January 13, 1625) is a famous Flemish painter of the early 17th century, belonging to a renowned dynasty. The work of Jan Brueghel the Elder includes masterly painted still lifes with bouquets, for which the author was nicknamed the Floral. Other epithets that he was awarded are Velvet and Raysky. In addition to flowers, he painted forest and seascapes, biblical scenes, allegories, subjects from ancient mythology and paintings of other genres.
