Artwork
The painter Jan de Wael and his wife Gertrud de Jode
The painter Jan de Wael and his wife Gertrud de Jode is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Anthony van Dyck. It dates from 1629 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Technique & Style
The portrait was painted in oil on canvas, measuring 125.3 cm by 139.7 cm, and is classified as a group portrait. The work depicts Jan de Wael I alongside his wife Geertrude de Jode. It was created in 1629 and is housed in the Alte Pinakothek, part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
History & Provenance
The work was painted as a pendant double portrait showing the couple together, reflecting contemporary practices of married sitters commissioning paired images.
The painting depicting Jan de Wael I and his wife Geertrude de Jode was created by Anthony van Dyck in 1629 using oil on canvas. It entered the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and has been displayed at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich since its acquisition.
The work was painted as a pendant double portrait showing the couple together, reflecting contemporary practices of married sitters commissioning paired images. Its dimensions are 125.3 cm in height and 139.7 cm in width.
The painting was executed in Antwerp and later moved to Munich, where it remains part of the permanent collection. It was dated to 1629 based on stylistic analysis and documentary records of the sitter's marriage.
The painting is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is displayed at the Alte Pinakothek. The work measures 125.3 cm in height and 139.7 cm in width. No specific inventory number or exhibition history for this piece is provided in the available sources.
Context
The painting depicting the couple Jan de Wael and his wife Geertrude de Jode was created by Anthonis van Dyck in 1629 and is classified as a group portrait. Executed in oil on canvas, it measures 125.3 cm in height by 139.7 cm in width and belongs to the Bavarian State Painting Collections, housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. The work portrays the subjects as a married pair, reflecting contemporary interests in marital representation within elite circles.
Its inclusion in a major institutional collection underscores its significance within Van Dyck’s early portraiture and the broader development of group portraiture in 17th-century Europe.
Overview
The painter Jan de Wael and his wife Gertrud de Jode is an oil-on-canvas portrait created by Anthony van Dyck in 1629. The work captures the likenesses of the married couple, Jan de Wael I and Gertrud de Jode, in a characteristic Flemish Baroque style.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts Jan de Wael I, a painter, and his wife Gertrud de Jode, standing closely together. Jan holds a folded paper, possibly indicating his profession, while Gertrud's hand rests on her chest. A subtle emblem on Jan's sleeve may hold personal or symbolic significance.
Legacy
As a work by van Dyck, The painter Jan de Wael and his wife Gertrud de Jode contributes to the artist's reputation for sensitive and nuanced portraiture, influencing subsequent generations of European portrait painters.
Artist & collection
Artist
Sir Anthony van Dyck (; Dutch: Antoon van Dijck; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist, who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy.
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