Portrait of the Artist with his Family
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| Self-Portrait with Parents, Brothers and Sisters | |
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| Portrait of the Artist with his Family | |
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| Artist | Jacob Jordaens  |
| Year | 1615 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Dimensions | 175 cm (69 in) × 137.5 cm (54.1 in) |
| Location | Hermitage Museum |
| Identifiers | RKDimages ID: 8116 |
Portrait of the Artist with his Family, also known as Self-Portrait with Parents, Brothers and Sisters is a c. 1615 painting by the Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens of himself with his parents and siblings.[1] With Group Portrait, The Apostles Paul and Barnabas at Lystra (c. 1618) and The Banquet of Cleopatra, it is one of four works by the artist in the Hermitage Museum.
The painting shows 10 persons seated in a garden around a table. Jordaens himself is on the left playing the lute. Jordaens' father, a merchant in canvases, is to his left holding a glass of wine in his hand. Next to him are Jordaens' sisters Magdalena and Anna. Then follows his mother Barbara van Wolschaten holding her daughter Elisabeth on her knees. Jordaens' sisters Maria and Catherina are on the right-hand side of the painting.[1] They are looking up at three putti fluttering above them among the foliage of the trees.[2] In the foreground are the twins Abraham and Isaac. The family dog is in the bottom centre. On the left of the dog is a table holding bottles.[1] Higher up on the right, a maidservant enters with a tray of fruit. A basket of bread is in the centre of the table.[3]