Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel, Jacques Jordaens, 1635

Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel, Jacques Jordaens, 1635

oil on canvas, h 152cm × w 118.4cm More details

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.

On display in room 2.4

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