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Portrait of a woman with four children, depicted as Caritas
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Portrait of a woman with four children

1650 - 1678

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 108cm × w 102cm × d 7cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

historical persons not known by name - BB - woman; Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carità' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues; mother and baby or young child

Acquisition Method

gift

Acquired

1885

Notes

height 108 cm x width 102 cm

Collection Type

paintings

About Jürgen Ovens

1623–1678GermanyDutch Republic

Thought at one time to have been a student of Rembrandt, but research since has proven that theory to be false. Comment on works: History; Portraits; Night scenes