# The artist with his Family

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MANDER, Karel van, III](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mander-karel-van-iii-rc142d084de0cdb>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 137 x 112 cm

## Commentary

This informal self-portrait shows the artist with his family. His wife, Maria Fern, is shown with an open book, presumably the Bible, and lovingly clasping her mother&#39;s hand. All three look toward the spectator with alert gazes.

## Attribution

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