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Portraits of a Couple, possibly Pieter Gerritsz Bicker and Anna Codde
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A man is working on his accounts, while a woman is seated at a spinning wheel. This pair of portraits was probably painted for the couple’s engagement or wedding. He is portrayed as a prudent merchant, she as a diligent housewife. These are two of the earliest portraits of Dutch citizens.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortraits of a Couple, possibly Pieter Gerritsz Bicker and Anna Codde. 1529. Maarten van Heemskerck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
