\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting is a portrait of RubensÆs second wife, whom he married in 1630, four years after the death of Isabella Brant. The youn
g womanÆs attractive appearance, described by contemporaries as a very beautiful woman, is enhanced by her dress of white brocade and her jewelry. Rubens constructs a suggestive and scenic setting, and the piece of velvet draped over the column gives pr
