Who painted “Self-Portrait with Parents, Brothers and Sisters”?

“Self-Portrait with Parents, Brothers and Sisters” was painted by Jacob Jordaens in 1615. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.

Baroque

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Baroque: Renaissance painting is calmer and evenly lit; Rococo after it is lighter, paler and playful. Dutch Golden Age painting is the Protestant, everyday side of the same century.

Jacques "Jacob" Jordaens (19 May 1593 – 18 October 1678) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and a designer of tapestries and prints. He was a prolific artist who created biblical, mythological, and allegorical compositions, genre scenes, landscapes, illustrations of Flemish sayings and portraits. Wikipedia

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More by Jacob Jordaens

“Apollo as Victor over Pan”, 1637
“The Bean king”, 1638
“Cleopatra's Feast”, 1653
“Meleager and Atalanta”, 1617
“The Four Evangelists”, 1617
“Portrait of a Family”, 1650
“The Abduction of Europa”, 1643
“Mercury and Argus”, 1620