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Peter Paul Rubens

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Rubens painting of a kneeling woman greeting an armored warrior in red as soldiers, horses, and servants with bread gather in

David Meeting Abigail

early 1630s

Mars in armor is disarmed by a nude Venus while cupids tug at his gear among scattered weapons in a vaulted arsenal.

The Return from War: Mars Disarmed by Venus

about 1610-1612

Rubens painting of a nude banquet in a shell-covered grotto with servants, a parrot, and a sea view beyond.

The Feast of Acheloüs

ca. 1615

Dark forest landscape with a deer hunt in a clearing, tall trees, a rocky outcrop, and birds in a pale sky.

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt

ca. 1635

Rubens painting of the Holy Family with saints, a bearded friar, an elderly woman, and a child reaching toward the Christ chi

The Holy Family with Saints Francis and Anne and the Infant Saint John the Baptist

early or mid-1630s

Sketch of a triumphal procession with white horses, a golden chariot, a winged figure and crowds beneath a classical arch.

The Triumph of Henry IV

ca. 1630

Painting of Venus clasping the arm of Adonis in red tunic with a spear, a cupid, hunting dogs and a dark forest.

Venus and Adonis

probably mid-1630s

Rubens-style painting of a wolf and fox hunt with riders, spearmen, dogs and animals struggling in a green landscape.

Wolf and Fox Hunt

ca. 1616

Painting of a nude woman bathing while two bearded elders watch from behind a wall and tree, with a small dog nearby.

Susanna and the Elders

Loose painted sketch of two commanders shaking hands before mounted soldiers, with a reclining river god and urn in the foreg

Meeting of King Ferdinand of Hungary and the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Spain at Nördlingen

1635

Four Studies of a Male Head

about 1617-1620

Rubens painting of a nude hunter spearing a wild boar as dogs and mounted hunters crowd a wooded clearing.

The Calydonian Boar Hunt

about 1611-1612

Painting of a bare-chested bearded old man with a staff moving through a crowd in a columned hall, by Rubens.

Diogenes Looking for an Honest Man

1630

Rubens painting of mythological figures: nude women, a satyr with fruit, cherubs, and armored warriors beneath storm clouds.

Minerva protects Pax from Mars (Peace and War)

1629

Painting of horsemen in turbans and armor fighting tigers, a lion and a leopard during a dramatic hunt.

Tiger and Lion Hunt

1617

Triptych by Rubens: central scene of men lowering Christ's body from the cross, with side panels of figures in architectural

Descent from the Cross

1612

Painting of elegant couples and flying cherubs in a garden with classical ruins and a sculpted fountain.

The Garden of Love

1630

Painting of a reclining nude woman watched by an elderly bearded man in a wooded landscape with a distant building.

Angelica Spied On by the Hermit

Oil sketch of a mounted rider on a white horse entering a classical city, greeted by kneeling figures and a winged angel abov

The Triumphant Entry of Constantine into Rome

1621

Black and white reproduction of three horsemen in plumed hats, the central horse rearing before a distant city skyline.

Three riders in different positions

1597

Painting of a bearded man with a spear beside a coiled serpent, a helmeted goddess, and armored warriors fighting in a landsc

Cadmus and Minerva

1636

Nude women bathing by a fountain in a forest, with a hunting dog, bow, and arrows in the scene, by Rubens.

Diana and Callisto

1635

Painting of Venus embracing Adonis beside a spear, hunting dogs, a cupid and swans with a golden chariot in a wooded landscap

Venus and Adonis

1614

Black-and-white reproduction of a Baroque painting showing a fallen rider, rearing horses, soldiers, and a radiant figure in

The Conversion of Saint Paul

1620

Oil sketch of a muscular nude man hauling a snarling three-headed dog on a chain, with startled figures in a cave.

Hercules and Cerberus

1636

Interior with musical instruments, a nude woman with a lute, a child, a deer, parrots, and a view of a palace through arches.

Hearing

1617

Rubens landscape of milkmaids, cattle, and a wheelbarrow of vegetables on a path below tall trees and a distant village.

Milkmaids with Cattle in a Landscape, 'The Farm at Laken'

1617

Painting of a red-cloaked man confronted by elderly figures beside a large still life of game birds, a boar, and vegetables.

The Recognition of Philopoemen

1609

Painting of Deucalion and Pyrrha throwing stones as nude figures emerge from rocks on a shore beneath a stormy sky.

Deucalion and Pyrrha

1636

Rubens painting of the Adoration of the Magi: Virgin and infant Christ at left, kneeling king, attendants and horses under a

The adoration of the Magi

1609

Painting of a seated king recoiling as a woman holds out a bloodied head, with another woman and columns in a classical hall.

Tereus Confronted with the Head of his Son Itylus

1636

Rubens painting of allegorical river gods and nude women with a tiger and crocodile, with putti playing on the shore.

The Four Continents

1615

Painting of a young woman nursing a bearded old man chained in a prison, with a barred window behind them.

Roman Charity

1612

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

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

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

Smell

1617

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

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

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

Landscape with Philemon and Baucis

1620

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

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

Neptune and Amphitrite

1614

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

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

Painting of Diana and nymphs hunting deer in a forest with spears and hounds, in loose painterly brushwork.

Diana and her Nymphs, Hunting

1636

Painting of the Judgment of Paris: a shepherd, a winged messenger with a golden apple, and three nude goddesses in a wooded l

The Judgment of Paris

1638

Rubens painting of nude nymphs and satyrs in a struggle in a forest, with a dead stag and fox in the foreground.

Diana and nymphs attacked by satyrs

1639

Rubens battle painting with a rearing white horse, armored soldiers, fallen bodies, and a winged figure in a stormy sky.

The Death of Decius Mus

1616

Dark landscape with a castle tower, crescent moon, stormy sky and a pale hanged figure on a gallows at left.

Landscape with a hanged man on a gallows

1635

Portrait of a bearded man in black with a white ruff, gold chain and red curtain, with a river and palace behind.

Portrait of Albert VII, Archduke of Austria

1615

Rubens painting of a lavish feast with game, fish, and fruit, a seated woman in orange, and a forest landscape beyond.

Taste

1618

Black and white reproduction of a hunt scene: a stag chased by hounds while hunters with spears and a horn rush forward.

Diana on the stag hunt

1630

Painting of a castle beside a lake with elegantly dressed figures gathered in a wooded park under a cloudy sky.

Park Landscape with Merry Company

1632

Loose brown-toned painting of a deer hunt with hounds, a hunter in red, a fallen stag, and a wide forest landscape.

Deer hunt near a forest

1630

Painting of Medusa's severed head with a mass of snakes for hair, lying on rocks with a lizard and scorpion nearby.

Head of Medusa

1618

Painting of a nude blond woman seated by a red cloth, with a satyr holding fruit and a cupid in a stormy landscape.

Venus Frigida

1614

Diptych painting: left, Christ with a kneeling nun above souls in flames; right, an older woman teaching a young woman in blu

Saint Theresa and the Education of Mary

Loose oil sketch of a kitchen maid, a boy and a butcher gesturing around a table on a golden ground.

Kitchen Maid, Butcher and Boy around a Table

Painting of Christ being baptized by John the Baptist in a river, with angels, a dove, and nude figures on the bank.

The baptism of Christ

1604

Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid)

Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid)

c. 1639

Sketch in brown and red tones of Hercules and Minerva driving away Mars amid swirling figures and clouds.

Hercules and Minerva expelling Mars

1634

Rubens painting of the Holy Family with a macaw perched on a column, a seated woman in red holding a nude infant.

Yhe holy Family with the parrot

1614

The Triumph of the Church

The Triumph of the Church

after 1628

Triptych painting of the Virgin Mary giving a garment to a kneeling clergyman, with angels above and a royal couple on the si

Ildefonso Altarpiece

1630

Baroque painting of a gilded chariot with white horses, a robed woman holding a monstrance, and winged putti in clouds.

The Triumph of the Church

1625

Painting of a sleeping winged youth reclining on a red drape beneath a hanging lamp, dark background.

Amor Asleep

1630

Painting by Rubens showing dead game birds and produce on a table beside figures, including an old woman in a white headscarf

Philopoemen Recognised by an Old Woman

1616

Oil sketch of a seated nude woman and a bearded man in red drapery in a garden with vines, pumpkins and trees.

Vertumnus and Pomona

1636

Painting of a warrior in armor freeing a nude woman on a rocky shore beside a winged white horse and cherubs.

Perseus Freeing Andromeda

1620

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

De triomftocht van Bacchus

1636

Painting of a bearded man in red armour offering bread to an elder in gold robes, with soldiers, a horse and cherubs.

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

c. 1626

Painting of a man praying with clasped hands among several lions in a rocky cave, with a skull and bones on the ground.

Daniel in the Lions' Den

c. 1614/1616

Painting of a runaway chariot with rearing horses falling through clouds, surrounded by winged figures and falling nude forms

The Fall of Phaeton

c. 1604/1605, probably reworked c. 1606/1608