"The Preaching of John the Baptist"

Breenbergh was a pioneer of Italianate landscape painting. His early works were  simple early Italian view and landscapes.  Breenbergh was most active in the 1630s and his work reveals a series of innovations that would mark the start of his mature period. He began to introduce mythological and biblical figures into his landscapes and to favour Old Testament scenes, clearly influenced by Pieter Lastman and other artists of the generation prior to Rembrandt. His later works are notable for their monumental compositions and expressive figures.