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Peter Paul Rubens

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Painting of the Virgin Mary being crowned by Christ and God the Father amid clouds, with cherubs and a dove above.

The coronation of the Virgin

1625

Painting of a bearded god carrying off a struggling nude woman in a chariot, with cupids and startled nymphs around.

The rape of Proserpina

1636

Loose oil sketch of a woman in red drapery riding a white bull with gilded horns, against a pale golden ground.

The Rape of Europe

1636

Painted portrait of a young man in a red cardinal's robe and biretta against a dark background with a stone column.

Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infanta of Spain (1906-1941)

1628

Painting of Christ seated with Martha and Mary on a terrace, with a dog, monkey, birds and fruit, and a landscape behind.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

1628

Nude mythological figures with putti and dogs in a wooded landscape, depicting the Judgment of Paris by Rubens.

The Judgment of Paris

1606

Crowded armoury interior with suits of armour, weapons, a nude woman embracing a child, and paintings on the walls.

Touch

1617

Painting of Mercury raising a sword toward Argus beside a white cow under a tree in a wooded landscape.

Mercury and Argus (Ovid, Metamorphoses, I, 668-721)

1636

Equestrian portrait of a bearded rider in gilded armor on a chestnut horse, with a winged figure offering a wreath above.

Portrait of Philips II van Habsburg (1527-1598)

1628

Lush garden with flowers, a seated nude woman with a child, peacocks, a fountain and a dog, by Rubens.

Smell

1617

Painting of a muscular man in red drapery flying through clouds while carrying a flaming torch.

Prometheus

1636

Rubens painting of seated Bacchus with wine goblet, a woman pouring wine, a satyr, children and a panther.

Bacchus

1638

Painting of a festival in a wooded grove with a statue of Venus, dancing nude figures, cupids and fruit garlands.

The Feast of Venus

1636

Oil portrait of a woman with a large white ruff collar and dark dress against a brown background.

Portrait of Lady-in-Waiting to the Infanta Isabella (Portrait of Clara Serena Rubens, Daughter of the Painter ? )

1625

Rubens painting of a queen kneeling for crowning in a Gothic church, with clergy, cardinals, courtiers and angels above.

The Coronation of Marie de' Medici in Saint-Denis

1622

Oil sketch of Apollo drawing a bow toward a coiled serpent, with a flying Cupid above, by Rubens.

Apollo and Python (Ovid, Metamorphoses, I, 441-444)

1636

Painting of nude women bathing beside a fountain, with a red-clad servant and a kneeling attendant drying a foot.

The Bath of Diana

1635

Painting of Diana leading nymphs and hunting dogs back from the hunt, with a horn player and cloudy landscape behind.

Diana returning from the Hunt

1617

Rubens painting of a mythological banquet with nude goddess, armored warrior, winged messenger and cupid around a laden table

The wedding of Thetis and Peleus - Golden Apple of Discord

1633

Rubens painting of nude figures on clouds, including Ixion embracing a cloud, a peacock, a cupid, and a seated god.

Ixion, king of the Lapiths, deceived by Hera (Juno)

1615

Painting of a bearded man in red robes at a table, a wolf-headed figure reaching for meat, and an eagle with lightning above.

Jupiter and Lycaon

Rubens equestrian portrait of a armoured rider on a white horse beside a palm tree, with soldiers in the distance.

Equestrian portrait of Francisco Gómez de Sandoval-Rojas y Borjas, Duque de Lerma (1553-1625)

1603

Painting of a stormy landscape with a rainbow over a waterfall and figures on a wooded hillside at right.

Landscape with Philemon and Baucis

1620

Painting of a bearded Christ in white drapery holding a globe and raising one hand against a dark background.

Christ holding the globe

1618

Nude Venus rises from the sea with long hair as nymphs, tritons and flying cherubs gather around her on the shore.

The Birth of Venus

Oil painting of figures gathered at a candlelit table with bread, cheese, fruit and wine, one man in a red cloak holding brea

Christ at Emmaus

1610

Oil painting of a chained nude woman on a rocky shore, with a winged rider and a cherub in a stormy sky above.

Perseus Freeing Andromeda

1638

Black and white reproduction of Rubens's Neptune and Amphitrite showing sea gods, nude figures and wild animals.

Neptune and Amphitrite

1614

Oil sketch of religious figures including bishops, a friar and a cardinal beneath a classical arch with cherubs above.

The Defenders of the Eucharist - modello.jpg

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi: a kneeling king before the infant Christ, the Virgin, and attendants in a stable.

Adoration of the Magi

1617

Brown-toned painted design of a triumphal arch with allegorical figures, an armored warrior, and a tree with parrots at top.

Arch of the mint: the rear face (Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi)

1635

Dark stormy landscape with a rainbow, a hillside house with smoking chimney, waves on a distant coast, and a bare tree at rig

Landscape with the Shipwreck of Paul

1625