Isabella Brant

Isabella Brant (or Brandt; 1591– July 15, 1626) was a Flemish artists' model who was the first wife of painter Peter Paul Rubens. She was the daughter of Jan Brant, an important city official in Antwerp, and Clara de Moy. Brant married Rubens on 3 October 1609 in Saint Michael's Abbey, Antwerp. They had three children: Clara, Nikolaas and Albert. She was 34 years old when she died of the plague.Several paintings of Brant and one important drawing of her by Rubens survive, in addition to a portrait of her by Rubens' disciple and assistant, Anthony van Dyck.In 1977, Brant appeared on a postage stamp of Anguilla.

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Isabella Brant
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1591
Nationality
Flemish people
cause of death
Bubonic plague
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1626
Place of death
Antwerp
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