Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of a Man, possibly Peter van Hecke (1591-1645)
Visible à Salle 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.
Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of a Man, possibly Peter van Hecke (1591-1645)
Visible à Salle 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
Portrait of a Man, possibly Peter van Hecke (1591-1645)
Nom de l'objet
painting
Numéro d'inventaire
1131
Visible à
Salle 12
Détails des matériaux et techniques
Technique
oil
Matériau
panel
Dimensions
114.5 x 90.5 cm
Origine
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
