Willem van der Helm (c 1625-75), Municipal Architect of Leiden, with his Wife Belytgen Cornelisdr van der Schelt (d 1661) and their Son Leendert (1622-64), Barent Fabritius, 1656 – (Bernard Pietersz Fabritius) Previous Next


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Date: 1656

Size: 148 x 128 cm

Technique: Oil On Canvas

Family portrait of Willem van der Helm, city architect of Leiden, with his wife Belytgen Cornelisdr van der Schelt and their son Leendert. The father and mother sit at a table where grapes and apples lie, the child is on the table. The son wears a medal on a necklace around the chest. The architect has a book and a compass in his hand. In the background a look at architecture (the Gravensteen?) and a freedom tree.

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