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Peter Paul Rubens

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Two pale oval shapes with red speckles on a tan sheet, with handwritten Dutch inscription below.

Antieke camee met portretkop, in profiel naar rechts

1613

Antieke camee met portretkop, in profiel naar links

1613

Pen and ink anatomical study of muscular forearms and hands with visible tendons, drawn in hatched brown ink.

Anatomical Studies: a left forearm in two positions and a right forearm

ca. 1600-05

Watercolor drawing of a preacher in a pulpit addressing a seated congregation of men and women in a church interior.

A Sermon in a Village Church

ca. 1630

Pen and ink sketch of a standing figure beside a row of heads and partial figures on tan paper.

Alcibiades Interrupting the Symposium (recto); Sketches of the Baptism of Christ and of a Man (verso)

ca. 1601-02 (recto); ca. 1601 (verso)

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling figure before standing robed women on stone steps, after Rubens.

Presentation in the Temple

recto 1611; verso 1601-2

Pen sketch of a man in plumed cap and armor and a woman in jeweled headdress, with handwritten colour notes.

Carolus, Duke of Lower Lorraine and Gerberga

n.d.

Drawing of Saint Lawrence on a grill surrounded by soldiers, a kneeling fire tender, and an angel above, in gray chalk.

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

early 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a helmeted warrior from behind, surrounded by rearing horses, soldiers, and raised spears in a battle.

Battle Scene

n.d.

Study of a Standing Female Saint

n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a scowling bearded satyr face with curly hair on an oval sheet.

Head of a Satyr (Silenus)

ca. 1620-30

Pen and ink study of a bearded man's head tilted downward, with curly hair and beard, on toned paper.

Head of Silenus

early 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a reclining nude figure with long flowing hair and a twisted torso, on pale paper.

Hermaphrodite

17th century

Black chalk drawing of a nude man turned left, with a bearded satyr head sketched beside him on pale paper.

Half-Figure of a Nude Man Facing Left, Head of a Satyr

n.d.

Red chalk drawing of two draped prophets, one standing with a scroll and one seated reading, with a figure gesturing behind.

The Prophets David and Daniel

ca. 1601-2

Red chalk study of a muscular male torso seen from behind, with hatched shading and white highlights on buff paper.

The Virgin Adored by Saints (recto); Study of the Torso Belvedere (verso)

1597-1640

Red and black chalk drawing of a young child's head, eyes lowered, wearing a coral bead necklace.

Nicolaas Rubens Wearing a Coral Neckless

1619

Pen and brown ink sketch of a nude woman bending over a reclining man, with a draped figure and small study figures beside.

Venus Lamenting Adonis

c. 1608-1612

Pencil sketch of two muscular men wrestling a lion on grey paper, one draped in cloth, the other nude.

Samson vechtend met de leeuw

1587

Pencil study of a lion seen from behind, with hindquarters, tail and paws drawn on grey paper.

Leeuw, van achteren gezien

1587

Black chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man's head turned to the side, with furrowed brow and curly hair on a buff sheet.

Head of an Old Man, possibly Seneca

c. 1620

Black chalk drawing of a spread-winged eagle perched on a globe, head turned upward, on aged tan paper.

The Capitoline Eagle

c. 1601/1602

Brown ink drawing of a bearded old man in a library gesturing as nude putti reach toward him.

Putti Testing a Man's Perception of Depth

c. 1613

Pen and ink sketch of several nude men in violent battle poses, with a shield and bearded heads, on buff paper.

Battle of Nude Men

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male torso with raised arm, seated on a stepped pedestal, sketched on pale paper.

Belvedere Torso

n.d.

Studies of a Roman Sarcophagus

1602/03

Red chalk study of a reclining child with ink sketches of battling soldiers and horses around it.

Study of a Child; Battle Scene

Pencil drawing of a muscular male nude with raised arms, apparently tied to a tree with drapery and foliage around him.

Male Nude Tied to Tree

c. 1620

Brown ink drawing of putti dissecting an eye on a table while an elderly bearded man watches beside columns and books.

Elderly Man Watching Putti Dissect an Eye

c. 1613

Brown wash drawing of Judith raising a sword over the reclining Holofernes, with dramatic drapery and a dark background.

Judith Beheading Holofernes

1609

Brown ink and wash drawing of a battle with nude fighters, a centaur, and a woman with long hair at the center.

Strijd tussen Lapithen en Centauren

1608

Portret van Karel, aartshertog van Oostenrijk en Infante van Spanje (?) (Don Carlos)

1587