1598, Jan Brueghel the Elder, The Sermon on the Mount -- Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
From the museum label: Using complex light effects and a vivid palette, Brueghel created a dramatic scene on a small scale. Following a practice made famous by his father, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the colorful crowd is the true subject of this painting, rather than Christ's sermon on the conditions of blessedness (at center). Brueghel's unmatched ability to minutely render facial features and costumes endows this painting with a wealth of detail intended for close scrutiny.
1598, Jan Brueghel the Elder, The Sermon on the Mount -- Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
From the museum label: Using complex light effects and a vivid palette, Brueghel created a dramatic scene on a small scale. Following a practice made famous by his father, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the colorful crowd is the true subject of this painting, rather than Christ's sermon on the conditions of blessedness (at center). Brueghel's unmatched ability to minutely render facial features and costumes endows this painting with a wealth of detail intended for close scrutiny.