Helena Fourment („Het Pelsken“)
1636/38, Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Helena Fourment („Het Pelsken“)
The posture of Rubens’s second wife, Helena Fourment (1614– 1674, married in 1630), is reminiscent of the “Venus pudica” of antiquity, the “modest Venus” covering her nakedness with both arms. In addition, Rubens was familiar with Titian’s “Girl in a Fur” (Inv. No. GG 89), whose body is also wrapped in a furlined cloak. In both paintings the contrast between the fair, soft skin and the dark, velvety fur is depicted with great sensitivity.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Dated
1636/38
Artist
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 Siegen - 1640 Antwerpen) - GND
Material
oak wood
Dimensions
178,7 cm x 86,2 cm x 2,5 cm
Framed: 196 cm x 105 cm x 9,5 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 688
Provenance
1640 mentioned in the last will of Peter Paul Rubens; 1658 mentioned in the last will of Helena Fourment; 1730 documented in the gallery in Vienna
Depiction/Person
Helena Fourment (1614 - 1673) - GND
100 Meisterwerke - Das Pelzchen - Peter Paul Rubens
IGS - Helena Fourment ("Das Pelzchen") - Peter Paul Rubens
OESG - Helena Fourment ("Das Pelzchen") - Peter Paul Rubens
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