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Peter Paul Rubens

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

Christ holding the globe

1618

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

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

Painting of St George on a white horse lancing a dragon while a woman and a lamb watch under a stormy sky.

St George Battles the Dragon

1606

Painting of armored Perseus freeing the nude Andromeda chained to a rock, with two cherubs above and a sea monster below.

Perseus and Andromeda

1639

Full-length portrait of a woman in black with a white ruff, holding a red coral rosary before red drapery.

Portrait of Adriana Perez., wife to burgomaster Nicolas Rockox of Antwerp

1613

Large baroque painting of a robed saint preaching to a crowd, with a sick man in the foreground and angels in the clouds abov

The miracles of St. Francis Xavier

1617

Oil portrait of a young woman in a black dress with gold chain and lace cuffs, against green drapery.

Portrait of a Young Woman

1620

Baroque painting of the Holy Family enthroned with saints, angels, a bishop, soldiers and a nude martyr beside a dragon.

La Sagrada Familia rodeada de santos

1630

Bearded muscular man in red drapes carries a flaming torch upward through blue clouds toward a shaft of light.

Prometheus

1637

Painting of a woman with a halo playing a virginal, accompanied by putti and a cherub, with classical columns behind her.

Saint Cecilia playing the virginal

1639

Painting of three women with fruit, a cornucopia, parrots and a monkey beside a tree, by Peter Paul Rubens, 1624.

Ceres with two Nymphs

1624

Rubens painting of the Virgin and Child enthroned with saints, angels, putti, a dragon and kneeling clergy beneath an arch.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints by Peter Paul Rubens

1628

Diamond-shaped heraldic coat of arms with hearts and eagles above an empty grey cartouche topped by a cherub head.

The armory of Adriana Perez., wife to burgomaster Nicolas Rockox of Antwerp

1613

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black wide-brimmed hat and dark cloak with a white ruff, against a dark background.

Selfportrait

1638

Painting of the Madonna with the nude Christ Child, an open book, roses, tulips and a fruit basket in a forest setting.

Madonna and Child

1615

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark fur-trimmed cloak and gold chain, holding a cane before red drapery.

Portrait of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541-1587)

1621

Painting of gods in clouds above an armored king receiving a framed portrait from a winged messenger, with cherubs and a peac

The Presentation of Marie de' Medici's Portrait to Henry IV

1621

Oil painting of a betrothal scene with a bride in white, an elder in red robes, onlookers, columns, and cherubs above.

The Betrothal of the Virgin Mary

1620

Seated woman with loose hair gazes upward beside scattered jewelry, a mirror and a perfume bottle on a dark background.

Penitent Mary Magdalene

Painting of the crucifixion with Christ center on a cross, two thieves beside him, grieving women and armored soldiers below.

Calvary

Oil sketch of a triumphal chariot with allegorical figures, cherubs, flags and armour, by Peter Paul Rubens.

Triumphal Chariot of Kallo

1638

Oil portrait of a bearded man with curly red hair holding a sword with a lion-head hilt, dark background.

The apostel Paul

1612

Oil painting of a clothed woman holding a bridle above a nude child, with a dog below, on a dark background.

Temperance triumphant over Intemperance

Half-length painting of an elderly bearded man with gray hair and a white drape, gazing upward against a dark background.

Brustbild des Philosophen Seneca

1614

Oil painting of a armored rider on a rearing white horse beside a dog, under a dark tree and stormy sky.

Equestrian Portrait of Giovanni Carlo Doria

1606

Painting of a grey horse with red saddle trotting along a path, with a city of church spires in the distance at dusk.

White Horse trotting over a flat Landscape before a City

Painting of a nude woman with curly hair wrapped in a dark fur robe, standing on a red cloth against a dark background.

Helena Fourment in a Fur Robe

1638

Painting by Rubens of a nude winged youth offering a palm branch to a cardinal in red, with women and cardinals in a classica

Maria de Medici meets her son, with Cardinal de la Rochefoucauld as mediator

1622

Painting of the Virgin in a red dress and dark veil holding a standing nude infant Christ on a draped cloth.

Madonna and Child

1618

Baroque painting of a veiled woman in black led through a crowd of armoured soldiers, with torch-bearing winged figures overh

Maria de' Medici's flight to Blois, 21-22 February 1619, 1622-1625

1622

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, surrounded by many nude cherubs among clouds.

The Virgin and Child surrounded by the Holy Innocents

1618

Painting of armored Minerva with spear and shield striking down a falling nude figure against a stormy sky.

Minerva overcoming Ignorance

1632

Painting of Saturn, a bearded nude old man with a scythe, carrying a screaming infant through dark clouds under stars.

Saturn

1636

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress with pearls and a fan, against a red background.

Portrait of a woman, traditionally identified as Isabella Brant

1637

Painting of Saint Sebastian, a nude man tied to a tree and pierced by arrows, looking up under a stormy sky.

Saint Sebastian

1598

Painting of a flower and fruit garland with two cherubs, one climbing at upper left and one peeking at lower right.

Festoon of flowers and fruits and cherubs

1620

Nude woman balancing on a glass sphere above stormy waves, holding a billowing dark cloth overhead.

Fortune

1636

Portrait of a seated woman in a black gown, white ruff collar and pearl necklace against a brown background.

Marie de Medici, Queen of France

1622

Painting of a centaur carrying a boy in red past two stone herms, with a hunting dog, horn and garland.

The Education of Achilles

Portrait of a woman in black dress with white lace ruff, standing before a curtain and a painted landscape backdrop.

Eleanor de' Medici, Duchess of Mantua

Rubens painting of the Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist, a woman in red holding the Christ Child.

The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist

c. 1615

Virgin and Child in an oval panel framed by a dense garland of flowers, fruit and vegetables, with animals below.

The Virgin and Child in a Painting surrounded by Fruit and Flowers

1617

Portrait of a woman in a white satin gown with a large lace ruff, holding a fan beside a red curtain and stone column.

Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria

1606

Rubens painting of Christ in red robes handing keys to Saint Peter in yellow, with apostles watching behind them.

Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter

1612

Portrait of a Man

1592-1640

Painting of Christ's body lowered onto a stone sarcophagus, surrounded by grieving figures under a stormy sky.

The Deposition

1602

Sleeping Venus with Cupid Watched by Satyrs

Sleeping Venus with Cupid Watched by Satyrs

1592-1640

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a red wide-brimmed hat and red robe against a dark background.

St. Jerome as a Cardinal

1625

Priest in gold vestment raises his hand in a church as crowds kneel, angels descend, and demons flee at left.

Miracle of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

1617

Jupiter and Juno on clouds with a peacock and eagle, above a chariot pulled by lions and winged cherubs with torches.

The Meeting of Marie de' Medici and Henry IV at Lyons

1621

Double portrait of a man and a seated woman in elaborate 17th-century dress before a honeysuckle bower.

Rubens and Isabella Brant in the honeysuckle bower

1609

Painting of nude figures falling from heavenly light into a fiery hell filled with demons and serpents.

The Fall of the Damned

1621

Rubens's The Great Last Judgement: Christ enthroned above saints and angels, with nude souls rising and demons below.

The Great Last Judgement

1617

Painting of the Holy Family: Mary holds the nude infant Christ while a bearded Joseph looks on in a dim interior.

The Holy Family

1630-1878

Portrait of an Old Man

1622

Oil portrait of a woman in a black plumed hat, red sleeves and crossed arms against a blue sky.

Portrait of Susanna Lunden

1622

Full-length portrait of a seated woman in black with a white lace ruff, a parrot at left, and an arched background.

Bildnis der Veronica Spinola Serra

1605

Rubens-style Nativity: Mary tends the infant Christ in a manger as shepherds and angels gather in a dim stable.

Die Anbetung der Hirten

1609

Baroque painting of helmeted Minerva and winged figures with a nude child among clouds, in an ornate gilt frame.

" England and Scotland with Minerva and Love "

1632

Painting of a saint's martyrdom with soldiers, a white horse, dogs, and angels descending through a stormy sky.

De marteling van de heilige Livinus

1633