Pieter Gijsels: A Flemish Master of Idyllic Landscapes and Mythological Grace Pieter Gijsels (1621-1690), a name perhaps less familiar than his contemporaries Jan Brueghel the Elder or Rubens, nevertheless represents a significant figure in 17th-century Flemish art. Born in Antwerp, the heart of the burgeoning artistic community, Gijsels carved out a distinctive niche for himself through a captivating blend of idyllic landscapes, charming village scenes, and evocative mythological subjects – most notably his masterful depictions of Vertumnus and Pomona, the Roman deities of harvest and fruit…