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DiaporamaHelena Fourment
Chalk- Baroque
1630- Early Modern
61.0 x 55.0 cm
Courtauld Gallery
Workshop Of Peter Paul Rubens (? – ?)
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a Flemish Baroque master renowned for his dynamic compositions, rich colors, and sensual depictions of mythology, religion, and history. His influential workshop produced countless paintings that shaped European art.
Courtauld Gallery (London, United Kingdom)
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The richly dressed young woman depicted here, holding a prayer book in one hand and drawing back her veil with the other, is Helen Fourment (1614-1673). The daughter of an Antwerp silk merchant, she married Peter Paul Rubens in 1630 when she was 16 and Rubens, a widower, was 53. Rubens shows her as near life size, rendered in a delicate combination of subtly handled black, red and white chalks, celebrating her beauty and his own skill as an artist. Her pompom-topped cap with a veil attached was known as a huyck; although fashionable as an outdoor accessory, its presence in a portrait is highly unusual. Rubens derived Helena
About this artwork
- Title: Helena Fourment
- Artist: Workshop Of Peter Paul Rubens
- Year: 1630
- Original dimensions: 61.0 x 55.0 cm
- Format: Square
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Courtauld Gallery
- Period: Early Modern
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Main color: Espresso
Quick Facts
- Medium: Black, red and white chalk
- Artistic style: Flemish Baroque
- Title: Helena Fourment
- Dimensions: 61 x 55 cm
- Year: 1630
- Subject or theme: Portrait of Helen Fourment
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