Double Portrait of Albert and Nikolaus Rubens
Rubens captured his sons Albert and Nikolaus Rubens in this double portrait. Like his daughter Clara Serena, these two children were from his first marriage, to Isabella Brant, and were around thirteen and nine years old respectively at the time. Nikolaus (1618-1655), the younger, still seems quite uninhibited. He ignores the viewer and is preoccupied with his goldfinch which he has tethered to a ribbon, a popular children's game. In contrast to his younger brother, Albert (1614-1657) seems serious, almost adult, and a little precocious, not least because of his distinguished clothing and the... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Image |
| Schlagwörter: | Painting / Baroque / 17th century / Flemish / portraiture / portrait / portraits / son / sons / brother / brothers / male |
| Sprache: | unknown |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27090380 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/133869 |
Rubens captured his sons Albert and Nikolaus Rubens in this double portrait. Like his daughter Clara Serena, these two children were from his first marriage, to Isabella Brant, and were around thirteen and nine years old respectively at the time. Nikolaus (1618-1655), the younger, still seems quite uninhibited. He ignores the viewer and is preoccupied with his goldfinch which he has tethered to a ribbon, a popular children's game. In contrast to his younger brother, Albert (1614-1657) seems serious, almost adult, and a little precocious, not least because of his distinguished clothing and the casual elegance of his pose. (http://www.liechtensteinmuseum.at)