About this piece

This captivating family portrait features Pierre de Moucheron (1508-67), a prominent merchant in Middelburg and Antwerp, alongside his wife Isabeau de Gerbier. They are surrounded by their eighteen children, son-in-law Allard de la Dale, and their first grandchild. Gathered half-length around a lavishly set table, the family enjoys a feast of bread, olives, fruit, pie, and roasted poultry. In the foreground, a young boy plays with a toy windmill on the left, while on the right, a girl is engrossed in playing a virginal.

Artist: anonymous
Title: Family Portrait of Pierre de Moucheron (1508-67), his Wife Isabeau de Gerbier, their Eighteen Children, their Son-in-Law Allard de la Dale and their First Grandchild
Date: 1563

Related tags: anonymous, family portrait, pierre de moucheron, 16th century, dutch merchants, renaissance art

Dimensions: 2886 x 1225 (Nearest commonly-used ratio: 21:9)
Image file name: pierre_de_moucheron_150867_his_wife_isabeau_de_gerbier_their_eighteen_children_their_soninlaw_allard_de_la_dale_and_their_first_grandchild_29c98909.jpeg
Image file size: 2814813
Time image uploaded: 2024-07-05T11:38:52.000Z
License: CC0 (Creative Commons 0)

Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam