The Preaching of John the Baptist
Bartholomeus Breenbergh
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Baroque Painter · Active 1634 – 1634
Bartholomeus Breenbergh
Paintale's collection includes 1 paintings attributed to Bartholomeus Breenbergh, a figure of the Baroque period whose recurring subjects — daily life — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.
Daily Life
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Paintings by Bartholomeus Breenbergh (1)
About Bartholomeus Breenbergh
Working at the height of the Baroque period, Bartholomeus Breenbergh produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — daily life — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Baroque painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Museums now holding Bartholomeus Breenbergh's work include The Metropolitan Museum of Art. On each painting's page here, we go beyond the caption to cover subject, symbolism, technique, and provenance — the context a modern viewer needs to see what the original audience saw.
Frequently asked about Bartholomeus Breenbergh
- When did Bartholomeus Breenbergh live?
- Bartholomeus Breenbergh was active around 1634 – 1634, during the Baroque period.
- Where can I see paintings by Bartholomeus Breenbergh?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- What themes did Bartholomeus Breenbergh paint?
- Daily Life.