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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