Peter Paul Rubens Baroque Family Portrait Paintings

 Peter Paul Rubens Baroque Family Portrait Paintings 

These paintings are more important that his commissioned work. Rubens would not have made any monetary gain from painting his family. Still, for status purposes they worked like a charm. Thus, here we have Rubens with his second wife. The baby girl in blue and gold is one of their children. They are outside in their garden. The wife seems to be chastising the girl who was asking for sweets. Rubens is telling his wife to be nice. He has more experience with children, than his second wife. The scenery is pretty cute. Behind them, we see Rubens' parrot. It was a gift from a Portuguese Monarch. For a family scene, this painting works pretty well. Truly, this family portrait deserves 5 stars rating.

Frankly, I like Rubens' first wife a lot better. The second wife is such a meany. Here Rubens painted his fist wife quite beautifully. She looks like a very gentlewoman. The pearls are a nice detail. I think its pretty neat how she seems to be about to speak. This painting was made a few years before she died. Its a bummer that Isabella Brandt had to die so young. In any case, this pretty portrait of Rubens  beloved deserves 5 stars rating.

Here is a simple portrait of one of Rubens' daughters. Like we all know, Rubens likes blonde girls. Thus, his little daughter became the subject of this portrait. Her clothing is of little consequences. Rubens wanted to capture the beauty of his little girl. In any case, this portrait of one of Rubens' kids deserves 5 stars rating.

This portrait is in black and white because only the book replica has survive. Only, God knows who has the original. In any case, this is a portrait of Peter Paul Rubens' brother. He is dressed like a Spanish nobleman. 5 stars.

Nobles back then prided themselves in having Greek discussions. Thus, in this painting we see Rubens and his brother conversing with two scholars. Behind them, we see the Bust of Plato. The doggie is there just for fun. It is interesting how they placed flowers before Plato as if he was a saint. The background is pretty neat. Only Rubens and his brother are looking at the viewer. In any case, this lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.

Like we all know, it was the male legitimate heirs the ones in charge of continuing the family line. Here we see Rubens two eldest sons. The first born is looking at the viewer. His pose is rather cocky and arrogant. He has a book in one of his hands. His other hand is around his younger brother. The younger kid is dressed in a more colorful attire. He seems to be playing with a figurine. In any case, both pretty kids deserve 5 stars rating.

Here is an extremely pretty painting featuring Helena Fourment. This painting was made during her early married years. Her fancy black and blue dress is really pretty. The pink flowers are a lovely detail. They stand for fertility. It shows how Rubens hoped that his new wife would give him many children. In any case, this lovely painting by Peter Paul Rubens deserves 5 stars rating.

Here is another painting of Rubens' second wife. Here, Helena Fourment is wearing a dress fit for a queen. Like such, she is sitting on a throne. Behind her we see the balcony of Rubens' mansion. Truly, this is one pretty painting. 5 stars.

Like a Madonna, Rubens painted his second wife with her firstborn. Its pretty cute the frightened look of the kid. Judging by her shirt, it seems like she is about to feed her kid. The scenery is kinda toned down. One just gets the impression of a far away place... Impression. Its food for thought, to say the least. Here we start seeing a few traces of Impressionism here and there. In any case, this painting deserves 5 stars rating.

At this point, Helena Fourment looks really tired. Well, two kids are a handful even with an army of servants.  It seems that Francis was Helena Fourment's favorite kid. She is always hugging her first born male son. I feed bad for her second daughter. She is kinda shoved in the background. Its cute how Francis is holding onto his mother's clothing while looking at the viewer. She in turn is looking at her cute kid. In any case, this lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.

Here is a lovely sketch of Nicolas Rubens. He really was a cute baby. 5 stars.

With so much emphasize on those pearls, I would imagine that Rubens was copying Jan Vermeer. Their countries did use to be one. Still, I am only speculating. In any case, this is another 5 stars worthy Portrait featuring Rubens' second wife.

This painting gives us a pretty good idea of the sort neighborhood that Rubens lived in. So, basically in this painting we see Rubens' wife about to go out for a stroll. She is wearing a very fancy black dress. Judging by her veil, it seems she is about to go to church. Behind her, a servant boy is carrying her praying cushion. Yeah, those nobles liked to humble themselves in style. In any case, Peter Paul Rubens' lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.

Again, we see another painting of Helena Fourment. It is not that he liked this new wife a lot. However, he had to impress her father to keep getting money for this chick. By now, his second wife is rather plum. This sorta thing happens after child bearing. In any case, Peter Paul Rubens deserves 5 stars rating for this family portrait.

This was Rubens first family portrait. Here we get a good view of this artist early style. As you notice, their attire is highly detailed. I frankly find his first wife prettier, than his second. Anyhow, here we see the newly weds hand holding. They are in a Garden of Eden kind of setting. Rubens' other hand is holding onto his sword. This stands for manliness. His wife is holding a fan, for femininity  I think that is everything worth mentioning. This lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.

Here is a random self portrait. 5 stars.

By now, Rubens is starting to go bald. 5 stars.

Well, here is the last featured self portrait of Peter Paul Rubens. He is hanging out with some good friends. It is interesting to note the age difference among his pals. He is friends to both the young and the old. The city of Mantua is visible in the background. In any case, this painting deserves 5 stars rating.

Last, but certainly not least, we have a portrait of Nicolas Rubens. He is wearing a red cap. It is an interesting study, to say the least. He does look cute with his gaze toward the sky. Eh, lets just finish this. Truly, this lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating. I hope that you liked it a lot my latest Peter Paul Rubens blog.