Flemish artist Otto van Vein admired the art of the Italian Renaissance and in his works, especially in religious compositions, tried to follow his precepts. The portraits of the artist’s brush differ in a realistic manner.
This Louvre work presents his numerous family. He himself sits in front of an easel with unfinished work, and around him relatives – both men and women with sparkling white starched collars, standing out on dark clothes.
All ladies, regardless of age, are depicted with white caps on their heads.
Related Paintings 
Autoportrait en famille – Otto van Veen 
Autorretrato con la familia – Otto van Veen 
Family Portrait by Nicola de Largillera 
Portrait of an elderly nobleman by El Greco 
Holy Family with a Bird by Bartolome Esteban Murillo 
Portrait of the Beaumont Family by George Romney 
The Virgin and Child by Hans Baldung 
Self-Portrait by Jacob Jordaens
Autoportrait en famille – Otto van Veen Autorretrato con la familia – Otto van Veen Family Portrait by Nicola de Largillera Portrait of an elderly nobleman by El Greco Holy Family with a Bird by Bartolome Esteban Murillo Portrait of the Beaumont Family by George Romney The Virgin and Child by Hans Baldung Self-Portrait by Jacob Jordaens