Sadness, Hope, and Joy. The Visual Representation of Emotional Responses of Parents to Children's Death in Early Modern Europe
Journal of Family History: Studies in Family, Kinship, Gender, and Demography
Published online on January 20, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Family History, Volume 51, Issue 3, Page 219-252, July 2026.
Emotional responses of parents to children's death in early modern Europe were studied in thirty-three portraits of dead children and their families, commissioned by parents from aristocracy and bourgeoisie. They show the embodiment of emotions varying ...
Emotional responses of parents to children's death in early modern Europe were studied in thirty-three portraits of dead children and their families, commissioned by parents from aristocracy and bourgeoisie. They show the embodiment of emotions varying ...