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Peter Paul Rubens

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Four Studies of a Male Head

about 1617-1620

Painting of a young man in a red cloak gazing up at a large eagle above him, holding an open book against a blue sky.

Saint John the Evangelist

1618

Portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and fur-lined cloak holding a small book before a dark stone archway.

Portrait of Nicolas Rockox (1560-1640), burgomaster of Antwerp, husband of Adriana Perez

1613

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

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

The virgin with child

1618

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

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 a bearded Christ in white drapery holding a globe and raising one hand against a dark background.

Christ holding the globe

1618

Oil painting of a chained nude woman on a rocky shore, with a winged rider and a cherub in a stormy sky above.

Perseus Freeing Andromeda

1638

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

Diana and her Nymphs, Hunting

1636

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

Full-length portrait of a woman in black with a white ruff, holding a red coral rosary before red drapery.

Portrait of Adriana Perez., wife to burgomaster Nicolas Rockox of Antwerp

1613

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

Diamond-shaped heraldic coat of arms with hearts and eagles above an empty grey cartouche topped by a cherub head.

The armory of Adriana Perez., wife to burgomaster Nicolas Rockox of Antwerp

1613

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark fur-trimmed cloak and gold chain, holding a cane before red drapery.

Portrait of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541-1587)

1621

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

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

c. 1639

Painting of a nude woman with curly hair wrapped in a dark fur robe, standing on a red cloth against a dark background.

Helena Fourment in a Fur Robe

1638

Painting of the Virgin in a red dress and dark veil holding a standing nude infant Christ on a draped cloth.

Madonna and Child

1618

Painting of Saturn, a bearded nude old man with a scythe, carrying a screaming infant through dark clouds under stars.

Saturn

1636

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

Rubens allegory: a nude woman lifted by a winged old man beneath a woman offering a laurel wreath to an armored youth.

The Triumph of Truth

1622

Painting of Jupiter and Juno above three nude women handling a thread among dark clouds, with an eagle nearby.

The Destiny of Marie de' Medici

1622

Oval painting of helmeted Minerva with spear and owl striking a fallen figure in red drapery.

Minerva, or Wisdom striking Ignorance

1632

Oval painting of a muscular man raising a club above a lion and serpent, with a small crouching figure below.

Heroic Virtue crushes Envy

1632

Oval painting of a seated woman in blue with red drapery above a tangled nude figure, set in a gilded ornamental frame.

Reason and Intemperate Discord

1632

Oval painting of a laurel-crowned figure in red drapery above a shadowed older man beside gold coins, in a gilded frame.

Abundance and Avarice

1632

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

Pen and brown wash drawing of horsemen, armoured warriors and kneeling women in a crowded scene, attributed to Rubens.

Reconciliation of the Romans and the Sabines (recto)

c. 1632/35