{"id":10068,"date":"2023-07-31T10:18:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T08:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/beleef\/child-portraits\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:37:05","slug":"child-portraits","status":"publish","type":"beleef","link":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/beleef\/child-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Children Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Koen Fillet and Katrijn Van Bragt, Collection Consultant of The Phoebus Foundation <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within portrait painting, the child portrait holds a distinctive place. Depicting boys and girls dressed in elaborate garments and posed with a solemn, almost formal air, these images can at first seem restrained or even slightly puzzling. Yet they often carry remarkably rich and emotional stories beneath the surface. In this episode of <em data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"443\">Phoebus Focus<\/em>, Katrijn Van Bragt explores the history and evolution of this fascinating genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Episode 20: Kinderportretten - Katrijn Van Bragt\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/566Zexd5HuIMNRFe6YOVnQ?si=f7354274d27e4abc&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"5109\" height=\"7740\" src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4716-_-kinderportretten.jpg\" alt=\"Workshop of Dirk Bouts, Virgin and Child in an Enclosed Garden, 1468. Devotional late medieval painting depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child in a walled garden, surrounded by symbolic plants and architecture, with an idyllic landscape in the background, evoking purity and contemplation.\" class=\"wp-image-10169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4716-_-kinderportretten.jpg 5109w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4716-_-kinderportretten-792x1200.jpg 792w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4716-_-kinderportretten-768x1163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4716-_-kinderportretten-1014x1536.jpg 1014w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5109px) 100vw, 5109px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dirk Bouts (studio), <em>The Virgin with Child in an enclosed garden, <\/em>1468<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AVD_kinderportretten_resized-1584x2000.png\" alt=\"Anthony van Dyck, Portrait of William II of Orange, c. 1631. Formal child portrait of the young prince wearing a red satin robe with a black cap and feather, standing in an interior with drapery and accompanied by a small dog, painted in Van Dyck\u2019s elegant courtly style.\" class=\"wp-image-10166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AVD_kinderportretten_resized-1584x2000.png 1584w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AVD_kinderportretten_resized-950x1200.png 950w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AVD_kinderportretten_resized-768x970.png 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AVD_kinderportretten_resized-1217x1536.png 1217w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AVD_kinderportretten_resized-1622x2048.png 1622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anthony Van Dyck, <em>Portrait of Willem II of Orange, <\/em><em>c.<\/em>1631<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1927\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3042-_-kinderportretten-resized-1927x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Jacob Jordaens, As the Old Sing, So the Young Pipe, c. 1640\u20131645. Lively genre painting depicting a family gathered around a richly laid table, with singing adults and music-making children, surrounded by food, animals, and domestic details, functioning as a moralizing allegory about upbringing and imitation.\" class=\"wp-image-10174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3042-_-kinderportretten-resized-1927x2000.jpg 1927w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3042-_-kinderportretten-resized-1156x1200.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3042-_-kinderportretten-resized-768x797.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3042-_-kinderportretten-resized-1480x1536.jpg 1480w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3042-_-kinderportretten-resized-1974x2048.jpg 1974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1927px) 100vw, 1927px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jacob Jordaens, <em>As the Old Sing, So the Young Pipe<\/em><em>, c.<\/em>1640-45<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to know more about children&#8217;s portraits? Discover the essay <em>Forever Young. Children of Paint and Varnish <\/em>in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/shop\/the-bold-and-the-beautiful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bold and the Beautiful in Flemish Portraits<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/shop\/the-bold-and-the-beautiful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read&nbsp;<em>The Bold and the Beautiful in Flemish Portraits<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within portraiture, children&#8217;s portraits are a special genre. The representations of boys and girls, dressed in lavish attire and in a stately and serious pose, don&#8217;t immediately catch the eye and even look odd at first glance. 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