Jan Brueghel, “Flower Brueghel”, was from a famous family of artists and was just one year old when his father, peasant painter Pieter the Elder, died. Jan was first taught by his maternal grandmother, miniaturist Mayken Verhulst. This is seen in his many floral still lifes imbued with detailed realism but also free grouping of many flowers. They were based on studies from the different seasons of the year that he repeated in various still lifes.