Ambrosius Brueghel

Ambrosius Brueghel (pronounced [ɑmˈbroːzijɵs ˈbrøːɣəl]; baptized 10 August 1617, Antwerp – 9 February 1675) was a Flemish painter from the famous Brueghel family of artists. Less prolific and less well-known than a number of his family members, his oeuvre is not very well understood and is believed to comprise Baroque still lifes, garland paintings as well as landscapes.

Ambrosius Brueghel was born in Antwerp as the son of Jan Brueghel the Elder and Catharina van Marienburg. His grandfather was one of the leading painters in Antwerp and the son of the famous Renaissance painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder. His older (half)-brother Jan Brueghel the Younger was also a painter and took over the workshop of their father on his death in 1625. His sister Anna married the prominent court painter David Teniers the Younger in 1637. Ambrosius is known to have collaborated with his brother-in-law on some landscapes with genre scenes. His sister Paschasia married the painter Hieronymous van Kessel the Younger. Another sister Catharina married the painter Jan Baptist Borrekens.

As his father died when Ambrosius was only seven years old, he was placed under the guardianship of prominent painters Hendrick van Balen, Cornelis Schut and Pieter de Jode the Elder. Hendrick van Balen fostered his artistic training. It is possible that Ambrosius trained with his brother Jan.

Ambrosius is believed to have had plans to travel abroad after 10 September 1639 as he made a will on that date. The making of a will was customary at the time for persons who were about to embark on a long trip. It is not clear whether he ever made that trip or whether it was very short as a few months after that date he is still recorded in Antwerp and in August 1641 he is in Antwerp making a settlement with his brother Jan and his brother-in-law David Teniers who were his new guardians.

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