Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel
Jordaens portrayed the Antwerp merchant Rogier Le Witer and his wife, Catharina Behaghel, against a sumptuous background. As Grand Almoner of Antwerp, Le Witer was responsible for collecting charitable gifts for prisoners. On the table is a reference to this function, an offering plate with the inscription ‘[A]lemos[e] 1623’, the year in which Le Witer took up this office.
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Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel
Jordaens portrayed the Antwerp merchant Rogier Le Witer and his wife, Catharina Behaghel, against a sumptuous background. As Grand Almoner of Antwerp, Le Witer was responsible for collecting charitable gifts for prisoners. On the table is a reference to this function, an offering plate with the inscription ‘[A]lemos[e] 1623’, the year in which Le Witer took up this office.
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Aankoop met steun van de BankG ...... Haag en het Rijksmuseum Fonds
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Purchased with the support of ...... ague and the Rijksmuseum Fonds
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Jordaens portrayed the Antwerp ...... Le Witer took up this office.
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Jordaens toont de Antwerpse ko ...... jaar waarin Le Witer aantrad.
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Rijksmuseum
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Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel
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Portretten van Rogier Le Witer en zijn vrouw Catharina Behaghel
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created
1635
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1635
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extent
drager breedte 118 cm
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drager hoogte 152 cm
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height 152 cm
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width 118 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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Commissioned by the sitter's h ...... 4973, to the Rijksmuseum, 2002
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temporal
second quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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