Fish Market (Calling the Apostoles Peter and Andrew) 1608

"Fish Market (Calling the Apostoles Peter and Andrew)" is a 1608 oil painting by Flemish artist Jan Brueghel the Elder. The painting depicts a bustling fish market on the shore of a harbor, with boats, merchants, and animals filling the scene. The painting's attention to detail and realistic depiction of everyday life are characteristic of Brueghel's work, which often focused on genre scenes of Flemish life. The scene is further enhanced by the inclusion of a biblical narrative, with Christ calling the apostles Peter and Andrew to follow him. This painting, now housed in the Hermitage Museum, is a testament to Brueghel's mastery of landscape and figure painting.