Isabella Brant
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Portrait of Isabella Brant by Rubens, c. 1620–1625 (Cleveland Museum of Art)
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| Born | 1591 |
| Died | 15 July 1626 (aged 34) |
| Nationality | Flemish |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Paul Rubens (m. 1609) |
| Children | Clara Rubens, Nikolaas Rubens, Albert Rubens |
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. Her aunt Marie de Moy was married to Phillipe I Rubens, brother of her future husband. Isabella Brant married the brother of her uncle Peter Paul on 3 October 1609 in St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp. They had three children: Clara, Nicolaas, Lord of Rameyen and Albert. She was 34 years old when she died of the plague.
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Jan Brant;
married to Clara de Moy; daughter of Hendrik de Moy.[2]
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- Isabella Brant, (1591–1626);
married to Peter Paul Rubens. - Hendrik Brant (1594); died in youth.
- Jan Brant (1596); died without children.
- Clara Brant (1599);
married in 1619 to Daniel II Fourment, Lord of Wijtvliet, brother of Helena Fourment
- Isabella Brant, (1591–1626);
Works
Several paintings of Brant and one important drawing of her by Rubens survive, in addition to a portrait of her by Rubens' disciple and assistant, Anthony van Dyck.
In 1977, Brant appeared on a postage stamp of Anguilla.
Gallery
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Peter Paul Rubens (1574-1640) Rubens en Isabella Brant in een prieel van kamperfoelie - Alte Pinakothek.jpg
The Honeysuckle Bower by Rubens, c. 1609: the painter and Isabella Brant the year of their marriage (Alte Pinakothek, Munich)
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Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of Isabella Brant -British Museum 1482535001.jpg
Portrait drawing of Isabella Brant by Rubens, c. 1621 (British Museum, London)
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Peter Paul Rubens 093.jpg
Portrait of Isabella Brant by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1623–1626 (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
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Portrait of Isabella Brant by Rubens, c. 1625 (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence)
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Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Clara Serena Rubens (1611-1623) Rubenshuis Antwerpen 28-5-2016 10-38-59.JPG
Clara Serena Rubens (1611–1623) - Rubenshuis Antwerp
Notes
- ↑ ROSINE DE DIJN, "Liefde, leed en passie. De vrouwen van Rubens", Van Halewyck, Leuven, 2009
- ↑ “De” Vlaamsche school: algemeen tijdschrift voor kunsten en letteren / Buschmann, 1863
Further reading
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External links
Media related to Isabella Brant at Wikimedia Commons
