Portrait of a Married Couple by Pieter Codde - 1634 - 43 x 35 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague Portrait of a Married Couple by Pieter Codde - 1634 - 43 x 35 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague

Portrait of a Married Couple

Oil on panel • 43 x 35 cm
  • Pieter Codde - December 11, 1599 - October 12, 1678 Pieter Codde 1634

Pieter Codde usually painted sophisticated gatherings in rather spartan interiors. Here, he applied that same formula to his full-length portrait of a young husband and wife. They stand close to one another, hand in hand, and are most likely only recently married. They wear their finest outfits with fashionable collars and expensive jewels. Codde captured the opulence of their clothing in meticulous detail, right down to the wedding ring on the woman’s index finger.

Look how they hold their hands tenderly! We present today's painting thanks to the Mauritshuis, Hague.

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P.P.S. Pieter Codde was one of the great painters of the Dutch Golden Age. He is said to have studied with Frans Hals, another great master of portraiture. Discover Hals in 10 paintings!