[1] With Group Portrait, The Apostles Paul and Barnabas at Lystra (c.1618) and The Banquet of Cleopatra, it is one of four works by the artist in the Hermitage Museum.

[3] It has been speculated that the painting depicts the family's celebration of Jordaens' admission as a master to the Antwerp Guild of St Luke in 1615.

The raising of a goblet of wine by the father is likely a warning against excess in idle pleasures and a reminder of the need for restraint.

[1] The composition of the painting was inspired by Peter Paul Rubens' altarpiece The Circumcision (Chiesa di S. Ambrogio, Genoa).

[1] It is believed that the painting remained in the Jordaens family until the 18th century, when the work was acquired by the Duke of Portland.