Aelbert Cuyp
(?)
(1620-1691)
Twins of 33 Weeks
Material / Technology / Carrier
Holz
Dimensions of the object
70 x 85 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Acquisition
1992 aus der Sammlung Fritz Thyssen erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Aelbert Cuyp(?), Die Zwillinge im Alter von 33 Wochen, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/A9xlZakGWv (Last updated on 16.03.2025)
Dressed identically in red nursery gowns with a yellow underskirt, white apron, fashionable collar, cuffs, and lace bonnet, the two 33-week-old twins pose on two children’s chairs upholstered in green leather. In their right hand they hold a silver rattle and sport bracelets of red-coral beads, which in the 17th century were customarily worn by children. Originally a Marian symbol of a red rosary, such bracelets were considered lucky charms with the power to ward off illness and ill fate.
