A Blast Furnace Painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625): a New Interpretation

Marco Tizzoni; Costanza Cucini

doi:10.46586/metalla.v27.2023.i1.81-94

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Marco Tizzoni Metallogenesi s.a.s., Via Pria Forà 4, 20127 Milan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-3910
Costanza Cucini Membre Associé Laboratoire de Métallurgie Et Cultures IRAMAT, UMR 7065 Université de Technologie Belfort – Montbéliard, F90010 Belfort Cedex https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5476-9681

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https://doi.org/10.46586/metalla.v27.2023.i1.81-94

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Brueghel, Flemish painting, blast furnace, patrons, iron masters

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A small painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder, portraying a blast furnace, is to be found at Galleria Doria - Pamphilj in Rome. The authors discuss this painting while considering the contemporary Flemish paintings of ironworks. From the peculiarity of this painting, from the scene it portrayed and from news about Jan Brueghel´s stay in Italy, the authors conclude that this painting may represent a Bergamasque blast furnace built in Latium.

A Blast Furnace Painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625): a New Interpretation

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