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Peter Paul Rubens

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Painting of a curly-haired blond child in white shirt looking at a green bird on a dark background.

A child with bird

1614

Painting of a bearded commander in red cloak gesturing to soldiers with gilded standards, an eagle above, shields at his feet

Decius Mus Addressing the Legions

1616

Portrait of a young woman in a large lace ruff and dark velvet dress, holding a rosary against red drapery.

Portrait of a young Woman with a Rosary

1609

Rubens painting of Abraham receiving bread from Melchizedek, with soldiers, a horse, cherubs and gold vessels.

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

1625

Painting of Samson being blinded by soldiers, with a nude captive held down amid dark, sketchy brushwork and a torch.

Samson’s is blinded (Judges 16:21)

1609

Painting of a nude woman recoiling from a bearded centaur clutching a white cloth, set against a dark forest background.

Der sterbende Kentaure Nessus übergibt Dejanira das vergiftete Hemd

1630

Loose oil sketch of mythological figures in clouds, a woman in a chariot drawn by lions, painted in warm ochre tones.

Arrival in Lyon

1622

Painting of a forest road with a horse and cart, two workers, rocky cliffs and a full moon over distant hills.

Landscape with Stone Carriers

1615

Rubens painting of reclining nude women in a forest while a male figure with a staff watches, with a stormy landscape beyond.

Landscape with Cymon and Iphigenia

1630

Nude Venus seen from behind before a mirror held by a cupid, with a Moorish attendant at right, painted in rich warm tones.

Toilette der Venus

1614

Agrippina and Germanicus

1614

Woman holding an infant with three children, a parrot, red drapery and a terrace view, in a 1629 painting by Rubens.

Deborah Kip, Wife of Sir Balthasar Gerbier, and Her Children

1629

Painting of a haloed figure in red robes gesturing as bearded men in turbans and caps reach toward a coin.

The Tribute Money

1612

Rubens oil sketch: winged figure hands a sphere and sword to a man in red robes as an armored man reaches in.

Constantius appoints Constantine as his successor

1622

Painting of a sacrifice at a columned temple with a priest at an altar, a golden ark, cherubs, and a crowd of figures.

Sacrifice of the Old Covenant (modello)

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black wide-brimmed hat and dark cloak, glancing back over his shoulder.

Self-portrait

1623

Painting of a smiling woman with upswept hair holding a bouquet of pink and white flowers, wearing pearls and a red dress.

Isabella Brant as Glycera

Painting of a queen in a silver gown watching a kneeling man lift a severed head over a basin, with soldiers and attendants n

Legend of Tomyris (the head of Cyrus brought to Queen Tomyris)

1622

Rubens painting of Hercules raising a club over a struggling figure entwined with a serpent, with a putto holding a wreath ab

Hercules as Heroic Virtue Overcoming Discord

1632

Oil portrait of a bearded monk in a dark brown hooded habit with a faint halo, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Monk

Portrait of a Gentleman (possibly Burgomaster Nicholaes Rockox)

Soldiers raise standards toward a glowing emblem in the sky while a laurel-crowned emperor in armor gestures from a pedestal.

The Emblem of Christ Appearing to Constantine

1622

Loose oil sketch of Perseus and Andromeda: a nude woman chained to rocks, a sea monster below, a winged hero in the sky.

Perseus and Andromeda

1636

Peter Paul Rubens' Holy Family under an apple tree with cherubs, a sheep, rabbits and a red drape in a landscape.

The Holy Family under the Apple Tree

1630

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a grey robe reading an open manuscript, with a dark background.

Saint Simon

1611

Painting of mythological figures with three nude women, a helmeted warrior, a lute player, and a waterfall behind them.

The Education of Marie de' Medici

1623

Rubens painting of a seated woman holding a newborn, surrounded by winged figures, cherubs, a lion, and a fleur-de-lis shield

The Birth of Marie de' Medici

1622

Elderly bearded man in blue cloak looking upward, holding an axe against a dark background.

Saint Mathias

1611

Painting of a headless saint holding his severed head, supported by two men beside ruined arches and distant horsemen.

The Miracle of Saint Justus

1640

Rubens painting of a hunting party with hounds and spears attacking a wild boar in a forest clearing.

The hunt of Meleagros and Atalante

1616

Painting of nude and clothed women escaping on horseback and on foot through woods, with soldiers fighting on a hill above.

Cloelia Passing the Tiber

1625

Reclining nude woman asleep on red drapery as a bearded hermit watches and a horned devil lurks in the shadows.

Angelica and the Hermit

1626