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Isabella Brant (or Brandt; 1591 – 15 July 1626 [1]) was the first wife of the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens, who painted several portraits of her. Family. She was the eldest daughter of Jan Brant, an important city official in Antwerp, and Clara de Moy, daughter of Hendrik de Moy.
- 1591
- Flemish
- 15 July 1626 (aged 34)
You can almost smell the sweet fragrance of honeysuckle emanating from the garden alcove in this full-length portrait by Peter Paul Rubens of Rubens and his new wife, Isabella Brant. Few paintings convey the promise of wedded bliss and marital fidelity as this double portrait, likely painted as a gift for Isabella's father.
Dec 6, 2023 · The death of Isabella Brant in 1625 was a desolating loss for Rubens. He wrote to the French Royal Librarian Pierre Dupuy on July 15, 1626: Truly I have lost an excellent companion, whom one could love—indeed had to love, with good reason—as having none of the faults of her sex.
Year. c. 1621. Type. drawing ( trois crayons) Dimensions. 38.1 cm × 29.4 cm (15.0 in × 11.6 in) Location. Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum, London. Isabella Brant, a portrait drawing, was executed in Antwerp around 1621, by Flemish artist and diplomat, Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640).
- 38.1 cm × 29.4 cm (15.0 in × 11.6 in)
- Peter Paul Rubens
- c. 1621
Isabella Brant was the first wife of the Antwerp master Peter Paul Rubens, whom she married shortly after his return from Italy in 1609. Just before Anthony van Dyck, one-time protégé and frequent collaborator of Rubens, left Antwerp in October 1621 for his own extended stay in Italy, he apparently presented this portrait to his mentor.
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1620-1621. Materials. paper. Technique. drawn. Dimensions. Height: Height: 381 millimetres. Width: Width: 294 millimetres. Curator's comments. One of Rubens’ most arresting portrait studies, the recto of this sheet captures the likeness of Rubens’ first wife Isabella Brant.
Culture: Flanders. Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund. Collection: P - Netherlandish-Flemish. Accession Number: 1947.207. Isabella Brant was Rubens’s first wife. He painted her...
