Life and Lineage Anna Maria Janssens was the daughter of the Flemish painter Abraham Janssens and Sara Goetkint. Her family connections to the art world were significant, as her mother was the daughter of the painter Peter Goetkint the Elder. On 5 July 1626, she married the painter Jan Brueghel the Younger, a union that resulted in eleven children. While she is not documented as a member of the Antwerp guild of Saint Luke, her presence in historical records is noted through legal documents and inheritance matters. In 1644, she was named as a beneficiary in the will of her mother, and in 1651,…