Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a Man, possibly Peter van Hecke (1591-1645)

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Peter Paul Rubens
Portrait of a Man, possibly Peter van Hecke (1591-1645)

On view in Room 12

This man is probably the Antwerp dealer Peter van Hecke, and his wife Clara Fourment is hanging on the right. They belonged to Rubens’ intimate family circle, as Clara Fourment was the elder sister of Rubens’ second wife Hélène. The couple clearly live in comfort, in view of their fashionable clothing of shiny black fabrics and fine lace collars.

Rubens was the leading Flemish painter of the seventeenth century. His flamboyant, baroque style influenced a whole generation of artists after him.

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Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens was one of the most multitalented and important painters of his time. His skilfully made, colourful paintings became famous all over Europe. All the royal courts of Europe ordered work from him. His huge paintings often looked so real that people were overpowered or even shocked by them. Rubens made history paintings, landscapes, hunt paintings and portraits. He also designed sculptures, title pages for books and tapestries.

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Peter Paul Rubens
Portrait of a Man, possibly Peter van Hecke (1591-1645)

On view in Room 12

Purchased with the support of the VriendenLoterij, the Ministery of Education, Culture and Science, the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, the National Art Collections Fund, the Mondriaan Foundation, the VSB Fund, the Rembrandt Association (supported by the Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund), the Jaffé-Pierson Foundation, the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund and the Dr Hendrik Muller National Fund, 2003
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Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - 1640 Antwerp)
Portrait of a Man, possibly Peter van Hecke (1591-1645)
painting
1131
Room 12
Material and technical details
oil
panel
114.5 x 90.5 cm

Provenance

Vicomtesse de Spoelberch, Belgium; Léon Gauchez Gallery, Paris; sold to Edmond, Baron de Rothschild, Paris, before 1890; by inheritance to members of the Rothschild family, Château de Pregny, Geneva; Colnaghi Gallery, New York, 1983; Edward Speelman Gallery, London; on loan from a private collection, Switzerland, since 2000; purchased with the support of the VriendenLoterij, the Ministery of Education, Culture and Science, the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, the Fund for the National Cultural Heritage, the Mondriaan Foundation, the VSB Fund, the Rembrandt Association, supported by the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund, the Jaffé-Pierson Foundation, the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund, the Dr Hendrik Muller National Fund, 2003