Group Portrait of Three Brothers
The youngest child wears a gold crucifix around his neck. This indicates that these boys are Catholic. The Latin inscription on the cartellino above the head of the infant Simon explains why he wears no clothes: he renounces all wealth. This may be a reference to Christ’s words that only the poor will inherit the kingdom
of heaven, but it could also mean that Simon’s pious parents wanted him to become a priest.
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Group Portrait of Three Brothers
The youngest child wears a gold crucifix around his neck. This indicates that these boys are Catholic. The Latin inscription on the cartellino above the head of the infant Simon explains why he wears no clothes: he renounces all wealth. This may be a reference to Christ’s words that only the poor will inherit the kingdom
of heaven, but it could also mean that Simon’s pious parents wanted him to become a priest.
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Het jongste kind heeft een gou ...... priester wilden laten worden.
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The youngest child wears a gol ...... wanted him to become a priest.
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Rijksmuseum
title
Groepsportret van drie broers
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Group Portrait of Three Brothers
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type
created
c. 1627 - c. 1632
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ca. 1627 - ca. 1632
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extent
drager breedte 88,4 cm
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drager hoogte 121,5 cm
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support height 121.5 cm
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support width 88.4 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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provenance
…; sale, Sir Horace Heyman et ...... ler R. Noortman, to the museum
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temporal
second quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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