Self-portrait of the Painter with his Family, Jacob Willemsz Delff i (ca. 1540/45-1601)

Jacob Willemsz. Delff (I), 1594

In his self-portrait, Jacob Willemsz Delff i is painting a portrait of his wife Maria Joachimsdr Nagel, with their three sons standing behind him. At the upper left are Cornelis and Rochus Delff, who both became painters and were probably already assistants in their father’s studio at the time of this self-portrait. Willem, in the left foreground, later became an engraver. The artistic family peers out at us with a penetrating gaze.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-1460
  • Dimensionsheight 109 cm x width 83.5 cm, depth 4 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Self-portrait of the Painter with his Family, Jacob Willemsz Delff i (ca. 1540/45-1601)
    • Self Portrait of the Painter and his Family

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-1460

  • Description

    Zelfportret van de schilder Jacob Willemsz. Delff (I) met zijn gezin. De kunstenaar schildert een portret van zijn vrouw Maria Joachimsdr Nagel. Achter hem staan zijn drie zonen, (de latere schilders) Cornelis Delff, Rochus Delff en (de graveur) Willem Delff.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jacob Willemsz. Delff (I)

  • Dating

    1594

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    • height 109 cm x width 83.5 cm
    • depth 4 cm

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Documentation

  • B.W.F. van Riemsdijk, 'De portretten van van Jacob Willemsz. Delf en zijne drie zonen', Oud Holland 12 (1894), p. 233-237.

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