Peter Paul RubensFlemish, 1577–1640Schetsen van de dochters van Cecrops
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Where is “Schetsen van de dochters van Cecrops” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Schetsen van staande vrouwen: de dochters van Cecrops.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-T-1966-67(V)
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Peter Paul Rubens
The whole lifeSeptember 1609
Employed by: Albert VII, Archduke of Austria
3 October 1609
Married: Isabella Brant
8 October 1609
Marriage to Isabella Brant
The 32-year-old Rubens married the 18-year-old Isabella Brant, niece of his brother's wife and daughter of the humanist and city secretary Jan Brant; the marriage produced three children.
9 January 1610
Court Painter to the Archducal Couple
After being presented at court in August 1609, Rubens received his patent as court painter to Archduke Albert and the Infanta Isabella; at the same time he secured the right to remain working in Antwerp rather than Brussels, and to be paid a fee for each painting.
1611
Daughter born: Clara Serena Rubens
January 1611
Purchase of Land and Construction of a House and Studio
Rubens acquired a large plot on the Wapper and built a mansion for 10,000 florins with a studio and a gallery for his collection; the fitting-out lasted until 1616, and contemporaries called the house the most beautiful in the city.
