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Who were the governors of the Habsburg Netherlands, for whom Brueghel worked as a court painter?
Archduke and Duchess Albrecht and Isabella
King Louis XIV and Queen Maria Theresa
Emperor Charles V and Empress Isabella
King Philip II and Queen Mary I
Answer
Brueghel worked as a court painter for Archduke and Duchess Albrecht and Isabella, the governors of the Habsburg Netherlands. He was commissioned by the archduke to paint a series of paintings of the months, which were displayed in the palace of Brussels. The paintings are now housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
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