1610
oil
panel
From the collection of Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The yawner is a 1610 oil by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
This painting features a man with his mouth open in a yawn, his eyes closed. He wears a white shirt with a collar and a dark green cap. The man's face is the main focus of the painting, with his open mouth and closed eyes drawing the viewer's attention. The background is a warm, earthy tone that complements the subject's skin and clothing. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the painting, with the man's face and clothing standing out against the background. This technique is characteristic of Pieter Brueghel the Younger's style.
Pieter Brueghel the Younger ( BROY-gəl, also US: BROO-gəl; Dutch: ; between 23 May and 10 October 1564 – between March and May 1638) was a Flemish painter known for numerous copies after his father Pieter Bruegel the…
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