Bartholomeus Breenbergh
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Selected Works38

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
Arcadian Landscape
Arcadian Landscape, 1630
Acquired 1948
Oil on copper
Art Institute of Chicago
Ruins of the Colosseum, plate 10 from The Ruins of Rome
Ruins of the Colosseum, plate 10 from The Ruins of Rome, 1639
In museum collection
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Joseph Distributing Grain to Egypt
Joseph Distributing Grain to Egypt, 1644
In museum collection
Etching from two plates on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Grotto and Friars, from The Ruins of Rome
Grotto and Friars, from The Ruins of Rome, 1639
In museum collection
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Resurrection
The Resurrection, 1635
In museum collection
Oil on panel

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Recto: The Ruins of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome; Verso: Sketch of Houses
Recto: The Ruins of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome; Verso: Sketch of Houses
Sold
Feb 2026
Christie's
Cornelius kneeling before Saint Peter at Caesarea
Cornelius kneeling before Saint Peter at Caesarea
Sold
Feb 2025
Christie's
Landscape with Mercury, Argos and Io
Landscape with Mercury, Argos and Io
Sold
Jan 2024
Christie's
Allegory of Vanity
Allegory of Vanity
$69,300
Jan 2023
Christie's
Portrait of a gentleman holding a letter, full-length, seated with a sword beside a draped table with a globe, candlestick, inkwell, books and letter
Portrait of a gentleman holding a letter, full-length, seated with a sword beside a draped table with a globe, candlestick, inkwell, books and letter
$126,000
Jan 2023
Christie's
Tobias and the Angel; and The Journey to Emmaus
Tobias and the Angel; and The Journey to Emmaus
£15,000 ($20k USD)
Jul 2019
Christie's
Christ healing the blind
Christ healing the blind
£87,500 ($116k USD)
Dec 2017
Christie's
An Italianate landscape with figures before a ruined classical building
An Italianate landscape with figures before a ruined classical building
£33,750 ($45k USD)
Dec 2014
Christie's
Rocca Pia, Tivoli
Rocca Pia, Tivoli
£6,000 ($8k USD)
Jul 2013
Christie's
Diana and her Nymphs bathing
Diana and her Nymphs bathing
€12,500 ($14k USD)
May 2013
Christie's
Saint Paul and Saint Barnabus at Lystra
Saint Paul and Saint Barnabus at Lystra
$33,600
Oct 2006
Christie's
A grotto interior, near Rome
A grotto interior, near Rome
$3,120
Oct 2005
Christie's
Figures in a landscape with classical ruins
Figures in a landscape with classical ruins
$192,000
May 2005
Christie's
Saint John the Evangelist
Saint John the Evangelist
$26,400
May 2005
Christie's
Landscape with Mercury, Argus and Io
Landscape with Mercury, Argus and Io
£18,522 ($24k USD)
Apr 2004
Christie's
A classical landscape with Mercury and Argos
A classical landscape with Mercury and Argos
£102,750 ($136k USD)
Jul 2001
Christie's
Alexander and Diogenes
Alexander and Diogenes
£97,250 ($128k USD)
Dec 2000
Christie's
An Italianate landscape with goatherds amongst ruins
An Italianate landscape with goatherds amongst ruins
£9,400 ($12k USD)
Nov 2000
Christie's
Figures near Roman ruins
Figures near Roman ruins
$8,191
Nov 1999
Christie's
A coastal landscape with Saul after the Conversion
A coastal landscape with Saul after the Conversion
£73,000 ($96k USD)
Jul 1999
Christie's
A View of an Italianate Fortress, a road in the foreground
A View of an Italianate Fortress, a road in the foreground
€4,612 ($5k USD)
Nov 1998

For Sale

Golden Age Antiques · Artsy
Landscape with a View of Bomarzo
Landscape with a View of Bomarzo, 1625
Price on request
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Grotto with Friars
Grotto with Friars, 1640
For sale
Etching with drypoint on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Fantastic Rocks and Castle at Bomarzo [recto]
The Fantastic Rocks and Castle at Bomarzo [recto], 1625
For sale
Pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash over black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Ruins of the Colosseum
The Ruins of the Colosseum
For sale
Etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Inn near Prima Porta
The Inn near Prima Porta
For sale
Etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Part of the Via Flaminia
Part of the Via Flaminia, 1639
For sale
Etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Tomb of Plautius
Tomb of Plautius
For sale
Brown wash on laid paper
J. Paul Getty Museum · Artsy
The Stoning of St. Stephen
The Stoning of St. Stephen, 1632
For sale
Oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Landscape Study
Landscape Study, 1631
For sale
Brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Christie's Old Masters · Artsy
A landscape with the Flight into Egypt and a hermit monk praying in classical ruins
A landscape with the Flight into Egypt and a hermit monk praying in classical ruins, 1635
For sale
Oil on panel
J. Paul Getty Museum · Artsy
Moses and Aaron Changing the Rivers of Egypt to Blood
Moses and Aaron Changing the Rivers of Egypt to Blood, 1631
For sale
Oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Town of Leoni, near Frascati
The Town of Leoni, near Frascati, 1640
For sale
Etching
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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View of Ponte Mammolo, a bridge in the background, a tower with ramp in the middle ground, a man with a walking stick in the foreground, from the series 'The Ruins of Rome'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.660 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Cascades near Ponte della Trave, with buildings on a rocky outcrop above, from the series 'The Ruins of Rome'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.661 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Plate 2: Calidarium at the Baths of Diocletian, with a man striding toward the right foreground, from the series 'The Ruins of Rome'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.662 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Corsica seated before satyrs on the bank of a river, from a pair of plates for Battista Guarini's 'Il Pastor fido'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.663 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
The Arch of Septimius Severus Seen from the East
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2010 · Accession 2010.526 · Pen and brown ink
Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2010
The Preaching of John the Baptist
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1991 · Accession 1991.305 · Oil on wood
Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1991
Ruins of a Palace near Tivoli
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1988 · Accession 1988.9.50 · Etching
Rudolf L. Baumfeld Bequest.
Roman View
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1965 · Accession 65.136.2 · Watercolor over red chalk; framing lines in pen and black ink
Rogers Fund, 1965
View of Tivoli
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1963 · Accession 63.2 · Pen and brown ink, brown wash over traces of black chalk.
Rogers Fund, 1963
Colosseum
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1961 · Accession 61.2.4 · Pen and brown ink, brown wash.
Rogers Fund, 1961
Arcadian Landscape
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1948 · Accession 48.26 · Oil on copper
Gift of David M. Koetser
Landschaft mit Ruine der Basilika des Constantin
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1848 · Accession WAF 85 · Holz
1848 als Vermächtnis des k. Staatsrats von Kirschbaum – seit 1923 Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds
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Market219 auction results

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$69.3K – $126K
2 of 3 paintings lots with prices
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$97.7K
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$97.7K
2 priced paintings lots
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Jan 2023 · $69.3K
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death
Bartholomeus Breenbergh dies
Jan 1, 1657
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birth
Bartholomeus Breenbergh born
Jan 1, 1598