Famous Paintings of Peter Paul Rubens - Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder (1613-15)

 This tender portrait celebrates family and friendship. Rubens photographed his close friend Jan Brueghel with his wife and children. Rubens and Brueghel created many paintings together. Rubens painted figures and Brueghel painted still lifes. Catharina, Jan's second wife, was at the center of this close-knit group. She pulled her two children, Pieter and Elisabeth, close to her. Catharina placed one hand on Pieter's shoulder, while the other clasped her daughter's slender fingers. An elegantly dressed Pieter is playing with his mother's bracelet. The family, wealthy citizens of Antwerp, wore expensive clothes. There is no indication of Jan Brueghel's occupation.(Courtauld Collection, London - Oil on panel, 125.1 x 95.2 cm)

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