\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 It is likely that this work was painted in 1615, to celebrate the artistÆs admission to the Guild of St. Luke. It was Jorda
ensÆs first group portrait and still betrays a degree of uncertainty in the handling of space. The painter, identifiable as the figure playing the lute, is seated with his parents and nine brothers and sisters. Three cherubs fly above, symbolizing the
souls of the three other children who had died young.
