Jan Peeter van Bredael the Elder

Jan Peeter van Bredael the Elder or Jan Pieter van Bredael the Elder[1] (Antwerp, 23 April 1654 – Antwerp, 10 March 1745) was a Flemish painter, art restorer and art dealer.

[3] His father was known for his in market scenes and village feasts set in Italianate landscapes.

[2] Jan Peeter van Bredael was a still life painter of flowers, fruit and game and also painted Italianate landscapes with figures.

As a result, many of his works have been wrongly attributed to his father Peeter van Bredael.

[2] His still lifes distinguish his work from that of his nephew Jan Peeter the Younger who painted hunting scenes and battles.

A flower still life signed with his full first names is in the collection of the Museo de Artes Decorativas Palacio Taranco in Montevideo.