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Suzanna van Baerle or Susanna Huygens (8 March 1599 – 10 May 1637) was a Dutch woman known for the book-long poem Dagh-werck that was written as a close collaboration with her husband, Constantijn Huygens.
Suzanna van Baerle (gedoopt Amsterdam, 8 maart 1599 – Den Haag, 10 mei 1637) was de echtgenote van de dichter en diplomaat Constantijn Huygens. Dankzij zijn geschriften is er veel bekend over haar leven, dat zich afspeelde in de hoogste kringen van Nederland.
Suzanna van Baerle. Name: Suzanna van Baerle: Gender: female: Born: Amsterdam baptized on 1599-03-08: Died: Den Haag 1637-05-10: Father: Jan Henricksz van Baerle ...
- Amsterdam baptized on 1599-03-08
- female
- Den Haag 1637-05-10
- Suzanna van Baerle
The likeness of Suzanna van Baerle (1599-1637), Huygens’ wife and the mother of their five children, is missing in the painting. Suzanna had died three years earlier, just days after giving birth. Huygens considered this group portrait as homage to his wife.
- 204.2 x 173.9 cm
- canvas
Constantijn Huygens and Suzanna van Baerle were Johan Maurits’s future neighbours here on Plein Square in The Hague. The couple had their portrait painted by Jacob van Campen, who also designed the Mauritshuis.
- 95 x 78.5 cm
- canvas
Illustration from the cover of Selection of the Poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687). Portrait of Constantijn Huygens and his wife Suzanna van Baerle by Jacob van Campen.
At the same time it paints a vivid picture of Huygens’ youth and adulthood, and the many fruits of his science. Huygens played a key role in the ‘scientific revolution’ and the ‘Huygens Principle’ on the wave theory of light helped establish his reputation.
