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Double Portrait of Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) and Suzanna van Baerle (1599-1637)
In the seventeenth century, it was customary for marriage portraits to consist of two separate paintings. This double portrait of Constantijn Huygens and Suzanna van Baerle is an exception to this rule. It is remarkable that he is shown in profile, while she bends forward slightly to look at us. The couple are holding a sheet of music, as a sign of the harmony in their marriage. The portrait was p…
Creator
- Jacob van Campen
Type of item
- painting
Date
- 1635 - 1635
- 1635/1635
- 1635/1635
Medium
- canvas
- Canvas
Creator
- Jacob van Campen
Type of item
- painting
Date
- 1635 - 1635
- 1635/1635
- 1635/1635
Medium
- canvas
- Canvas
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Identifier
- 1089
- resource_document_mauritshuis_1089
Format
- 95 cm
- 78.5 cm
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-08-02T11:48:17.501Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-02-28T08:45:41.077Z