Sophia hedwig as caritas: sophia hedwig (1591-1642) was the first to dare such a daring composition. In 1621 she had herself painted by the utrecht portrait painter paulus moreelse in the guise of caritas, charity and in this case also motherly love. The countess is surrounded by her three children and her eldest son hands her a bowl of fruit, the traditional symbol of charity. The reason why such a daring portrait was acceptable was because everyone understood that it was 'not real'. The oriental-looking fantasy clothing, among other things, places the scene on a higher, more abstract level. Only the nurse with the baby in the background is realistic: she is dressed in contemporary clothing and puts the message into perspective: the grand lady with the bare breast naturally does not feed her children herself, but has her staff for that. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1621. Dimensions: height: 140 cm (55.1 in); width: 122 cm (48 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz. Collection: Het Loo Palace. Sophia Hedwig van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel met kinderen
Loading...
