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Peter Paul Rubens

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Painted heraldic coat of arms with gold shield, three dark hearts and red band, above a cherub and empty cartouche.

The arms of Nicolaas Rockox

1613

Brown wash sketch of allegorical figures, putti and a winged figure grouped around a glowing celestial light.

Multiple Sketch for the Banqueting House Ceiling

1629

Painting of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, both in pale grisaille-like tones against a dark background.

The virgin with child

1618

Portrait of a man in gilded armor with a white lace ruff, red sash, and plumed helmet beside him, against a dark background.

Marquis Ambrogio Spinola

1630

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a wide black hat and dark cloak, looking over his shoulder against a dark background.

Portrait of the Artist

1623

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a white robe gazing upward, holding a gold key and an iron key.

The Apostle Saint Peter

1610

Man in black hat and doublet beside a boy in tunic, red drape and classical bust behind them, landscape at left.

Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens with his son Albert (1614-1657)

Painting of three nude women embracing beside a fountain beneath a garland of roses, with a landscape behind them.

The Three Graces

1630

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a white turban and green robe, with ruined arches and a landscape behind him.

Portrait of Ahmed III al-Hafsi Sultan of TunisAlternative title(s): Portrait of Mulay Ahmad

1613

Painting of nude bearded old man Silenus pointing upward, resting hand on a theatrical mask beside a stone pedestal.

Silenus

1636

Painting of a nude youth carried skyward by an eagle amid lightning and a dark stormy sky.

The Rape of Ganymede

1636

Painting of Venus and Neptune with a winged cupid, cornucopia of fruit, water jug, and sea creatures on a shore.

Union of Earth and Water (Antwerp and the Scheldt)

1618

Rubens painting of the Adoration of the Magi: Virgin with Christ Child, kneeling king in white and gold, camels and ox in a w

The adoration of the Magi

1624

Rubens painting of Christ with a crown of thorns, bare-chested, flanked by a bearded man in red and a helmeted soldier holdin

Man of Sorrows

1612

Baroque painting of a haloed saint in black robes gesturing toward a crowd of sick figures, with angels in clouds above.

The miracles of St. Francis Xavier, Modello

1616

Rear view of a nude woman balanced on a sphere, lifting a billowing white drape above her head against a pale green backgroun

Fortuna

1636

Painting of the Virgin Mary in red and blue robes standing on a moon with a serpent, flanked by two cherubs in a radiant sky.

Immaculate Conception

1626

Muscular bearded smith in red headband hammering a glowing thunderbolt on an anvil, sparks flying, armor in shadow below.

Vulcan forging the Thunderbolts of Jupiter

1636

Rubens painting of a richly dressed woman arriving by gilded barge, with sea nymphs and tritons in the waves below.

The Disembarkation at Marseilles

1622

Baroque painting of a seated woman with an infant, allegorical figures, a sky chariot, and red drapery under a tree.

The Birth of the Dauphin at Fountainebleau

1622

Painting of a woman in a white dress and feathered hat seated with two children, one in a dark cap, beside a red chair.

Portrait of Helena Fourment (1614-1673) with Clara-Johanna (1632-1689) and Frans Rubens (1614-1673)

1636

Oil portrait of a woman in a white satin gown with gold embroidery, pearls, and an ornate fan, against a dark background.

Girl with a Fan

1612

Baroque altarpiece of the Virgin and Child with saints, soldiers, kneeling clergy and putti under a red canopy.

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1628

Full-length painting of Mercury with winged helmet and sandals, holding a serpent-entwined staff, against a dark background.

Mercury

1636

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black silk gown and wide-brimmed hat with feathers, holding a plume against a stormy sky

Portrait of Hélène Fourment (1614-1673)

1635

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

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

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

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

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