Child portraits could have many functions. For example, they could be used to immortalise a loved one, to present future power or to record one's bloodline. Status, power or wealth of a family was anchored by showing several generations together.
Forever framed together
1:18 min. - A Florentine architect and his recently deceased father
Father, mother, son: A family portrait
1:26 min. - Masterpiece from Florence made by a painter-monk
The most celebrated Dutch Master of the 16th century
Influential, much travelled, and celebrated
Workshop on Amsterdam’s Kalverstraat
The hope of eternal life
Porcelain-like perfection of an unreachable woman
Renaissance artists paint crawly creatures
What ambitions would you want to show?
The pose of a self-assured man
