Der Maler Jan de Wael und seine Frau Geertruid de Jode,

1629

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

125,3 x 139,7 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal VI

Department

Flämische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

596

Acquisition

Aus der Kurfürstlichen Galerie München

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Anthonis van Dyck, Der Maler Jan de Wael und seine Frau Geertruid de Jode, 1629, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/jpxeVV2LJ7 (Last updated on 30.01.2023)

A personal connection between Van Dyck and the figures portrayed underlies this portrait: they are the parents of Cornelis and Lucas de Wael, with whom the painter lived during his time in Genoa and whom he also captured in a double portrait. Jan de Wael was a history painter and held a number of public offices: in 1595 he was appointed dean of the Guild of St Luke in Antwerp and was also chairman of the Bowman’s Guild, whose coat of arms he bears on his sleeve. His wife came from a well-known family of copperplate engravers.