Title: Portrait of Elisabeth Jordaens
Description: Who was Elisabeth Jordaens? When did her father, the famous Jacob Jordaens, portray her and why does she look like a peasant woman? In this Phoebus Focus edition, Leen Kelchtermans investigates the context behind the blushing portrait of Elisabeth Jordaens in the collection of The Phoebus Foundation.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Family, Portraits
People: Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678), Elisabeth Jordaens (1617-1678)