Isabella Brant
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Isabella Brant (or Brandt; 1591 – 15 July 1626[1]) was the first wife of the Flemish baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, who painted several portraits of her.
Family
She was the eldest daughter of Jan Brant, an important city official in Antwerp, and Clara de Moy, daughter of Hendrik de Moy. Her aunt Maria de Moy was married to Philip Rubens, brother of her future husband. Isabella Brant married Peter Paul Rubens on 3 October 1609 in St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp. They had three children: Clara, Nicolaas, Lord of Rameyen and Albert. She was 34 years old when she died of the plague.
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Jan Brant;
married to Clara de Moy; daughter of Hendrik de Moy.[2]
- Isabella Brant, (1591–1626);
married to Peter Paul Rubens. - Hendrik Brant (1594); died in youth.
- Jan Brant (1596); died without children.
- Template:Tree list/final branchClara Brant (1599);
married in 1619 to Daniel II Fourment, Lord of Wijtvliet, brother of Helena Fourment
- Isabella Brant, (1591–1626);
Works
Several paintings and one important drawing of Isabella Brant by the hand of Rubens survive. Rubens' studio assistant Anthony van Dyck also painted her portrait.
In 1977, Brant appeared on a postage stamp of Anguilla.
Gallery
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The Honeysuckle Bower by Rubens, c. 1609: the painter and Isabella Brant the year of their marriage (Alte Pinakothek, Munich)
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Portrait of Isabella Brant by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1623–1626 (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
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Portrait of Isabella Brant by Rubens, c. 1625 (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence)
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Clara Serena Rubens (1611–1623) - Rubenshuis Antwerp
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