Important stylistic changes in Rubens's work after his long stay in Madrid and London between 1628 and 1630 can be seen in the portraits he painted during the last ten years of his life. His renewed interest in Titian is first noticeable in his changing technique, particularly in the soft flowing tonality and freer touch. But he also clearly adopts Titian's schemes for portraiture, especially when painting aristocrats or political figures. Also from the 1630s date the most intimate portraits Rubens ever painted, notably the fine series of members of his own family. The many pictures of his second wife, Helena Fourment - whom he married in 1630 - either alone or with himself or one or more of their children, are particularly moving.

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	Self-Portrait 1628-30 Oil on canvas Rubens House, Antwerp	687*980 True Color 72 Kb
	Deborah Kip and her Children 1629-30 Oil on canvas National Gallery of Art, Washington	700*660 True Color 126 Kb
	Four Studies of the Head of a Negro - Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 51 x 66 cm Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels	1067*800 True Color 188 Kb
	Head of a Franciscan Friar 1615-17 Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 52 x 44 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg	796*959 True Color 54 Kb
	Portrait of Helene Fourment c. 1630 Oil on canvas Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels	673*950 True Color 95 Kb
	Helene Fourment 1630-32 Oil on canvas, 97 x 69 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	900*1232 True Color 111 Kb
	The Fur ("Het Pelsken") 1630s Oil on wood, 176 x 83 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	800*1670 True Color 92 Kb
	The Cardinal Infante c. 1634 Oil on canvas, 335 x 258 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid	700*900 True Color 105 Kb
	Helene Fourment with her Son Frans 1635 Oil on panel, 146 x 102 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	950*1367 True Color 148 Kb
	Helene Fourment with her Children, Clara, Johanna and Frans 1636-37 Oil on wood, 115 x 85 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris	1000*1343 True Color 194 Kb
	Rubens, his wife Helene Fourment, and their son Peter Paul c. 1639 Oil on wood, 203.8 x 158.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York	796*1019 True Color 131 Kb
	Helene Fourment with a Carriage 1639 Oil on canvas, 195 x 132 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris	800*1185 True Color 130 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1639 Oil on canvas, 109,5 x 85 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	706*920 True Color 89 Kb
	Helene Fourment 1620s Oil on panel, 96 x 76 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague	1000*1297 True Color 176 Kb