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Peter Paul Rubens

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Painting of a kneeling woman greeting a red-cloaked soldier while armored men, horses, and servants with bread gather outdoor

The Meeting of David and Abigail

c. 1630

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

David Meeting Abigail

1620

Triptych of Christ being raised on the cross with grieving women at left and mounted soldiers under a stormy sky at right.

The Elevation of the Cross

1610

Painting of a rural landscape under a double rainbow, with cattle drinking at a pool, a horse cart, peasants and haystacks.

Landscape with a Rainbow

1636

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

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 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

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

The Tribute Money

1612

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)

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

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

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

Painting of villagers dancing in a chain across a wooded landscape, with a piper in a tree and a villa on the hill.

The Dance of the Villagers

1635

Rubens painting of gods lifting a figure to heaven above a crowd of courtiers, with a helmeted woman offering a globe.

The Apotheosis of Henri IV and the Proclamation of the Regency of Marie de Médicis

1622

Armored knights jousting on horseback before a moated castle tower and brick manor under a cloudy sky.

Tournament near the Moats of the Château de Steen

1638

Painting of a reclining man in red drapery gesturing to a veiled seated woman beside a tree in a forest.

Cephalus and Procris

1635

Painting of Hippomenes and Atalanta: two nude runners on a terrace, a golden apple on the ground, spectators behind a balustr

Hippomenes and Atalanta

1635

Banquet scene with a woman in red carrying a severed head on a platter past richly dressed guests at a table.

The Feast of Herod

1600

Sketch of armored soldiers and kneeling townspeople before a stone bridge, with a burning city in the background.

The Entry in Paris by Henry IV

1628

Painting of a warrior in red and women gathered around a jewelry basket on a classical terrace, with cherubs above.

Achilles discovered Among the Daughters of Lycomedes

1630

Loose painted battle scene with armored cavalry, rearing horses, fallen soldiers and a fortified city under smoky skies.

The Conquest of Tunis by Charles V (1535)

1638

Nude bearded man kneels by a bloodied dog on a shore with scattered shells, harbor ships and a city behind him.

The Discovery of Purple

1636

Painting of a forest landscape with cows, milkmaids, a stream, hunters with a dog, and a thatched hut under stormy skies.

Landscape with Cows and Wildfowlers

1635

Painting of a stone tower beside trees and an arched bridge, under a dramatic golden sky over a flat landscape.

Landscape with Tower

1636

Painting of an angel leading an elderly man in red with two daughters and a weeping woman away past a stone column.

Flight of Lot and his Daughters

1615

Painting of nude infant putti with a lamb, grapes and fruit beside a vine-covered tree under a cloudy sky.

Christ with Young St. John and Angels

1620

Painting of a bearded philosopher among listeners beside a heap of fruit and vegetables, with nude figures and satyrs reachin

Pythagoras Advocating Vegetarianism

1618