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.

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	Self-Portrait 1628-30 Oil on canvas Rubens House, Antwerp
	Deborah Kip and her Children 1629-30 Oil on canvas National Gallery of Art, Washington
	Four Studies of the Head of a Negro - Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 51 x 66 cm Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
	Head of a Franciscan Friar 1615-17 Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 52 x 44 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
	Portrait of Helene Fourment c. 1630 Oil on canvas Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
	Helene Fourment 1630-32 Oil on canvas, 97 x 69 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	The Fur ("Het Pelsken") 1630s Oil on wood, 176 x 83 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
	The Cardinal Infante c. 1634 Oil on canvas, 335 x 258 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid
	Helene Fourment with her Son Frans 1635 Oil on panel, 146 x 102 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	Helene Fourment with her Children, Clara, Johanna and Frans 1636-37 Oil on wood, 115 x 85 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
	Rubens, Helena Fourment, and Their Son Frans c. 1635 Oil on wood, 204 x 158 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
	Helene Fourment with a Carriage 1639 Oil on canvas, 195 x 132 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
	Self-Portrait 1639 Oil on canvas, 109,5 x 85 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
	Helene Fourment 1620s Oil on panel, 96 x 76 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague