Pierre de Moucheron (1508-1567), Merchant of Middelburg and Antwerp, and his family
1563
Oil on panel
108 x 246 cm
SK-A-1537
It looks as if the De Moucheron family are having a meal around a table. But that's not the case. The artist has simply used the table as a means of arranging the family scene. At the centre is Pierre de Moucheron (1508-1567), a merchant in Middelburg and Antwerp. He and his equally enterprising sons figured at the dawn of the Dutch Golden Age. |