Sir Peter Paul Rubens
(28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640)
Flemish Baroque painter
Rubens and Hélène Fourment
Hélène Fourment was the daughter of Daniël Fourment, an Antwerp silk merchant, and Clara Stappaerts. They had four sons and seven daughters, including Clara (born 1593) and Susanna (1599-1628), who were both also painted by Rubens.Hélène was the youngest of the 11 Fourment
children.Hélène Fourment married Rubens on 6 December 1630, when she was 16 years old and he was aged 53. His first wife, Isabella Brant, had died in 1626. Hélène's brother Daniël Fourment the younger was married to Clara Brant, the sister of Isabella. Daniël Fourment the elder was an art lover and possessed works by Rubens and Jacob Jordaens, and works by Italian masters.
(28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640)
Flemish Baroque painter
Rubens and Hélène Fourment
Hélène Fourment was the daughter of Daniël Fourment, an Antwerp silk merchant, and Clara Stappaerts. They had four sons and seven daughters, including Clara (born 1593) and Susanna (1599-1628), who were both also painted by Rubens.Hélène was the youngest of the 11 Fourment
children.Hélène Fourment married Rubens on 6 December 1630, when she was 16 years old and he was aged 53. His first wife, Isabella Brant, had died in 1626. Hélène's brother Daniël Fourment the younger was married to Clara Brant, the sister of Isabella. Daniël Fourment the elder was an art lover and possessed works by Rubens and Jacob Jordaens, and works by Italian masters.
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