Ambrose Brueghel or Ambrosius Brueghel /ɑmˈbɾoːsɪus ˈbɾøːxəl/ (Antwerp, 1617—9 February 1675) was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in landscapes

Landscape art

Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...

 and flower paintings. His work is similar to that of his half-brother, Jan Brueghel the Younger

Jan Brueghel the Younger

Jan Brueghel the Younger was a Flemish Baroque painter, and the son of Jan Brueghel the Elder.He was trained by his father and spent his career producing works in a similar style. Along with his brother Ambrosius, he produced landscapes, allegorical scenes and other works of meticulous detail. ...

, and his nephew, Abraham Brueghel

Abraham Brueghel

Abraham Brueghel was a Flemish painter from the famous family of artists. He was the son of Jan Brueghel the Younger, the grandson of Jan Brueghel the Elder and the great-grandson of Pieter Brueghel the Elder.-Early life:...

. He was primarily active Antwerp, probably travelled to Italy around 1639, and was dean of Antwerp's Guild of St. Luke from 1653 to 1671.

Sources

• Hans J. Van Miegroet, "Ambrose Breughel," Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press
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• Hans Vlieghe (1998). Flemish Art and Architecture, 1585-1700. Pelican History of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07038-1