Bildnis des Jan Brant,

1635

Material / Technology / Carrier

Eichenholz

Dimensions of the object

108 x 94,6 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal VIII

Department

Flämische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

354

Acquisition

Aus der Kurfürstlichen Galerie

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Peter Paul Rubens, Bildnis des Jan Brant, 1635, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/6kLaZNEG8V (Last updated on 30.01.2023)

Jan Brant, the father of Rubens’s first wife Isabella, was one of the leading humanists of his time. The inscription on the spine of one of the books is a reference to a commentary he published on an edition by Caesar that brought him great recognition. After studying law in Leuven, Orléans, and Bourges, he travelled to Italy and Germany before finally settling in Antwerp as a lawyer. He bequeathed his portrait to his grandson Albert Rubens who, like himself, had embarked on a legal career.