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Peter Paul Rubens

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Crowded art cabinet with paintings, classical busts, a globe and scientific instruments, with a seated nude and cupid in fron

The Sense of Sight

1617

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

Brown-toned drawing of armored goddess Bellona among fallen warriors and nude figures, with an altar and ruined city.

Bellona

1592

Painting of a woman in white and gold led by an elderly man as a warrior gestures toward a tent, with horses and a ship nearb

Briseis returned to Achilles by Nestor

1630

Painting of mourners tending the body of the dead Christ on a cloth beside a rocky wood under a stormy sky.

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ

1613

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

Fortune

1636

Painting of Icarus tumbling headfirst through the sky with bird-like wings while Daedalus flies above him over the sea.

The Fall of Icarus

1635

Painting of Orpheus leading nude Eurydice from a fiery underworld, with a torch-bearing figure and dogs in the foreground.

Orpheus and Eurydice

1636

Seated woman in black dress and lace ruff on a balcony, with a palace and countryside landscape behind her.

The Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia

1615

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 goddess nursing an infant among peacocks, a golden chariot, and a starry night sky with an eagle nearby.

The Origin of the Milky Way

1636

Painting of a woman in white riding a white bull through the sea, with cupids flying overhead and a coastal landscape behind.

The Rape of Europa

1628

Painting of centaurs seizing a nude woman as men fight them off near a banquet table with fruit and a classical column.

Rape of Hippodamia

1636

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

1650

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

Oil sketch of a bearded saint in red robes with a palm and book, gazing upward among clouds with two putti.

St. Albert of Louvain

1620

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

Painting of twin infants nursing a she-wolf under a fig tree, with a shepherd, woodpeckers, and a reclining river god.

Romulus and Remus milked by the she-wolf

1616

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

Oil painting of the Adoration of the Magi: Mary holds the Christ Child while kneeling kings offer gold vessels in a rocky sta

Adoration of the Magi

1620

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

Painting of armored horsemen abducting nude women on rearing horses, with a cherub and rolling landscape behind.

The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus

1618

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

The Great Last Judgement

1617

Rubens painting of a mythological wedding feast with a nude woman, a helmeted warrior, cherubs and a fruit-laden table.

The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis

1636

Rubens painting of a crowned king on a throne ordering a soldier to divide a baby as two women plead.

The Judgement of Solomon

1615-1618

Oil painting of a banquet where a woman in red carries a platter with a severed head past seated guests.

The Feast of Herod. Salome Bringing the Head of St John the Baptist on a Charger

1600-1699

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

Loose painted sketch of a muscular nude man struggling as armored soldiers advance, beside a reclining woman in pink drapery.

The Capture of Samson

1609-10

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

Portrait of Susanna Lunden

1622

Painting of a violent battle of mounted warriors and horses on a stone bridge, with fallen nude figures in the foreground.

The Battle of the Amazons

1618

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 painting of a laurel-crowned man pointing to the sea as an eagle flies above, with men studying plans among stone frag

Die Gründung Konstantinopels

1622

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

Triptych: risen Christ with red banner among startled soldiers, flanked by a fur-clad man and a woman with a palm.

The Resurrection of Christ

1611

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 the centaur Chiron carrying young Achilles beneath a garden arbor with classical statues and a hunting dog.

The centaur Chiron educating the youthful Achilles. Alternative title(s): Achilles educated by the centaur Chiron.[1]

1630

Painting of a kneeling nun in white praying toward a glowing vision, with a crucifix, skull and open book on a table.

The Vision of Saint Teresa of Avila

1650

Painting of a nereid riding on a triton with a conch shell among churning sea waves, by Peter Paul Rubens.

Nereïde op een triton rijdend

1636

Painting of a dusky wooded landscape with tall trees, a red-clad man beside a cart, and a stream in the foreground.

Avondlandschap met boerenkar

1630

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

Loose oil sketch of saints, bishops and clergy gazing up at a heavenly vision of clouds and figures.

Allerheiligen

1614

Painting of the centaur Chiron carrying a young boy on a white horse body, framed by classical statues and a garland.

De centaur Chiron onderricht de jeugdige Achilles

1630

Loose brown wash sketch of a helmeted warrior reaching toward a standing female figure, with studies of heads around the shee

Minerva verdrijft Mars

1630

Oil sketch of a nude muscular bearded man in a laurel wreath standing over a fallen figure against a dark background.

Hercules met de neergevelde Discordia (de Tweedracht)

1610

Two bearded men in Roman-style dress clasp hands while a cherub with a wreath hovers above them.

Twee Romeinse veldheren

1635

Oil sketch of a seated ruler with lions, a standing youth, courtiers and classical columns beneath a draped canopy.

Achilles vertoornd op Agamemnon

1630

Loose oil sketch of Bacchus and Ariadne with attendants carrying thyrsus staffs against a pale sky.

Bacchus en Ariadne

1636

Sketch of Bacchus in a lion-drawn chariot surrounded by satyrs, putti and revelers in warm brown tones.

De triomftocht van Bacchus

1636

Winged figure crowns a seated armored hero in red cloak, surrounded by drum, shield, pikes and armor.

The Apotheosis of the Hero

c. 1635

Loose painted sketch of a man leaning over a limp woman in blue drapery beside a tree, in warm brown tones.

De dood van Eurydice

1636

Sketch of a chained nude woman on a rock with a sea monster below and a winged figure above at left.

Perseus en Andromeda

1636

Oil sketch of Narcissus leaning over water beneath a tree, wrapped in red drapery, by Peter Paul Rubens.

Narcissus wordt op zijn eigen spiegelbeeld verliefd

1636

Painting of a nude woman with a crown raising a sword beside a carved bed where a bearded man lies asleep.

The Death of Dido

about 1640

Painting of a levitating bearded saint above a crowd of onlookers and sick people beneath classical columns.

The Miracles of Saint Francis of Paola

about 1627-1628

Oil portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, one hand on his chest, wrapped in a brown draped cloak.

Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

c. 1630 - c. 1650

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white pleated ruff against a brown background.

Portrait de Gaspard Gevartius

1628

Rubens-style oil sketch of a chariot abduction scene with horses, a helmeted warrior, nude figures and a winged putto.

L'Enlèvement de Proserpine

1615

Oil sketch of the Virgin and Christ child above a crescent moon, with an armored archangel battling a dragon below.

The Virgin as the Woman of the Apocalypse

1623

Oil painting of a kneeling woman meeting an armored warrior, with soldiers, horses, servants carrying bread, and trees.

David Meeting Abigail

1620

Painting of a Calydonian boar hunt: a wild boar attacked by dogs while a red-cloaked hunter thrusts a spear in a dusky wood.

The Calydonian boar hunt

1618

Painting of an old woman lighting a candle held by a wide-eyed boy in red, with a basket in the dark foreground.

Old woman and boy with candles

1616

Painting of Christ bound to a column, bare-backed and bleeding, as several figures lash him with whips in a dim classical hal

The flagellation of Christ

1617

Painting of a kneeling friar receiving rays of light from a winged figure on a cross, with a companion, skull and book in a r

The stigmatisation of Saint Francis of Assisi

1633

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

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

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

Self-portrait

1623

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

Painting of Moses raising a brazen serpent while bitten, writhing people surround him under a stormy sky.

The Brazen Serpent

1635

Painting of Samson asleep with Delilah as a barber cuts his hair, an old woman holds a candle, and soldiers wait at the door.

Samson and Delilah

1609

Painting of a seated nude woman crowned by a warrior, with cupids above and putti below in a dark setting.

The Crowning of Roxana

1700

Rubens painting of the Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John, a child reaching toward a white dove, dark background

The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth, St. John, and a Dove

1609

Painting of figures in robes gathering food from the sky, with baskets, children, and a bearded man in red beneath classical

The Israelites Gathering Manna in the Desert

1626

Rubens landscape: a horse cart, a hunter with a gun, a turreted castle, and cattle in wide fields under clouds.

A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning

1636

Engraving of the Good Samaritan: a man leads a horse carrying an injured traveller past a bridge under a moonlit landscape.

The good Samaritan. Engraving after S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, 16--

Engraving of a cart of stone being guided down a wooded rocky path past large twisted trees, with a moon in the sky.

A cart loaded with stone is being driven downhill with a man helping to steer it from the side. Engraving by S. à Bol…

Two pen and ink sketches of banquet scenes with seated and standing figures around a table.

The Feast of Herod (recto); Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus (verso)

c. 1637-38

Drawing of a bearded faun with goat legs twisting to grasp a bunch of grapes, rendered in brown ink and wash.

A Faun Grasping a Bunch of Grapes

after 1616-18

Pencil study sheet of an armored soldier with several bearded male heads and a reclining figure on pale paper.

Sketches of Soldier, Heads, from Roman Relief (recto); Sketches of Male Nudes, from Roman Relief (verso)

1600-1699

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a bearded man's head and shoulders in the form of a classical bust, gazing upward.

Bust of Pseudo-Seneca

1600-1626