Lias jigsaw puzzles: Brueghel

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2024-06-16

Completed 16th June 2024

6000 Pieces

Allegory of Sight and Smell (detail), ca. 1620 AD

Oil on canvas, 264 x 176 cm


Jan Brueghel the Younger: Antwerp (Belgium), 1601 - Antwerp (Belgium), 1678
Hendrick van Balen
Antwerp, 1575, 1632
Frans Francken II: Antwerp, 1581 - Antwerp, 1642
Sebastian Vrancx: Amberes, 1573 - Amberes, 1647

Jan Brueghel the Younger was a Flemish painter. He was the son of the eminent Flemish Renaissance painter Jan Bruegel the Elder. A close friend and frequent collaborator with Peter Paul Rubens, the two artists were the leading Flemish painters in the first three decades of the 17th century.

The artist was nicknamed "Velvet" Brueghel, "Flower" Brueghel, and "Paradise" Brueghel. The first is believed to have been given him because of his mastery in the rendering of fabrics.

Jan Brueghel's works reflect the contemporary interest in the classification and ordering of all of the natural world. Brueghel produced various sets of allegorical paintings, in particular on the themes of the Five senses and the Four Elements. These paintings were often collaborations with other painters .... like Five senses on which Brueghel and Rubens collaborated and which are now in the Prado Museum in Madrid LINK

The jigsaw puzzle was manufactured by Clementoni, Italy,

and has been edited in the so-called Museum Collection.

2024-06-12

Development process of a 6000pcs-Puzzle - 4th quarter < updated and completed on 16th June 2024

It's been a while since I completed the 3rd quarter. Now it's time to set sails for the final quarter and completion of the whole masterpiece of art

The upper right corner ... so many different shades of grey ;-)

Saturday I started assorting the remaining 1500 pcs.

here we are... :-))

and off we go

after a long pause I restarted today

after another pause of almost six weeks I restarted this one and assorted the pieces

I had to assort the pieces because there was no success.

After that "work" I really pushed forward to finish this job

THIS IS IT!!!!

After a year and 1 month this 6000-pcs-masterwork of art is complete

2023-09-05

Development process of a 6000pcs-Puzzle - assembled quarter by quarter >> 3rd quarter (started 27th August) - completed 29th September 2023

A close friend visited us a few weeks ago and completed the 2nd quarter. You can read about the way to completion here and - by following that link - you can also learn about the 1st quarter.

Without hesitation she started the 3rd quarter, the lower left corner

Last saturday I had much time to work on this wonderful jigsaw puzzle

2023-08-24

Development process of a 6000pcs-Puzzle - assembled quarter by quarter >> started with 2nd quarter (20.6.2023) - completed 26th August 2023

After a small pause I just started with the 2nd quarter, the lower right corner

If you want to read about the assemblage of the challenging upper left corner, please follow this link

There'll be a small pause from now due to Megamarathon, which takes place the following weekend

It took a long while but now I managed to work on this quarter again

1st step: assorting the remaining pieces

2nd step: trial - error - repeat

2023-05-03

Development process of a 6000pcs-Puzzle - assembled quarter by quarter (1st quarter completed, next to come)

10 years (!) ago I bought this outstandingly beautiful jigsaw puzzle from a friend and kept it safe in my stockpile. I bought it because it was split in 4 quarters and I hold on the possibility to decide if I mix them up - or not. I opened the box several times and now. almost 10 years and many jokes about my delaying tactics later, the box was open and I didn't close it instantly.

Allegoria della vista et del'olfatto by Jan Brueghel the Elder, approx. 1620

Prado, Madrid

In fact I couldn't find a decision which quarter should be released first and I asked my friends from my germany jigsaw forum. It's always a bit easier ;-) and they pushed me to open the upper left quarter. The most challenging one? For sure!

These are my successes from 9th to 26th May 2023