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Peter Paul Rubens

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Half-length portrait of a smiling woman in black dress, gold necklace and jeweled headband, hand on chest, dark background.

Portrait of Isabella Brant

c. 1620-25

Painting of a bearded friar in a brown hooded robe with crossed hands and a crucifix, against a stormy sky and rocks.

Saint Francis

c. 1615

Oil portrait of a man, a woman in black satin, and a small child beside a garden fountain with a parrot and roses.

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614-1673), and Their Son Frans (1633-1678)

ca. 1635

Nude woman chained to a cliff with a winged putto freeing her wrists, a sea monster in the water below.

Andromeda

about 1640s

Oil sketch of the Virgin Mary being crowned by Christ and God the Father, with cherubs in clouds below.

The Coronation of the Virgin

ca. 1632-33

Rubens-style sketch of a risen Christ holding a chalice above a skeleton, with disciples and cherubs in an arched frame.

The Glorification of the Eucharist

ca. 1630-32

Painting of the Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John, with a white dove held by the Christ Child.

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, Saint John, and a Dove

ca. 1608-9

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a white ruff and black doublet holding dividers and a gold medallion on a red ribbon.

Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer

1597

Oil portrait of a woman in a black veil, gold headband and pearl necklace, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman, Probably Susanna Lunden (Susanna Fourment, 1599-1628)

ca. 1625-27

Study of Two Heads

ca. 1609

Painting of a standing Christ in red drapery, a kneeling nun in a black veil, and souls in flames below with cherubs.

Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory

Grayscale reproduction of Rubens' Virgin and Child: a woman in a dark mantle holds a curly-haired infant leaning against her.

Virgin and Child

Brown ink and wash study of Christ carrying the cross, with soldiers on horseback and a crowd around him.

The Ascent to Calvary. The Bearing of the Cross

1634

Elderly man in white habit with clasped hands beside a gilded crosier and jeweled mitre against red background.

Matthaeus Yrsselius (1541-1629), Abbot of Sint-Michiel's Abbey in Antwerp

1622-1625

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark hooded habit with a white collar, against a brown background.

Dominican Friar

1615-1620

The Apostle Peter

1592-1640

Portrait of a standing woman in a pale gown, pearl necklaces and black hat, before red drapery and a dark landscape.

Johanna of Austria

1620-1623

Painting of Christ crucified on a wooden cross under a dark stormy sky, with a city skyline below.

Christ on the Cross

1592-1633

Painting of Diana with nymphs on a hunt, greyhounds beside them, and a satyr grabbing a nymph at left under a rainbow.

Diana and Her Nymphs on the Hunt

1627-1628

Painting of Christ with a halo holding bread at a table with a chalice, surrounded by apostles in a dim interior with candles

The institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper

1631

Arched painting of the Archangel Gabriel visiting the Virgin Mary, with a dove, cherubs, red drapery and a sleeping cat.

Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary

1628

Christ in a red drape extends his hand to bearded disciples gathered in a dark setting, by Rubens.

Christ's Apparition to the Disciples (the Rockox Triptych)

1613

Painting of an older woman teaching a young girl with a book, an old man behind them, and two cherubs with flowers above.

The education of Mary

1630

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 seated man with a white ruff and quill pen beside a marble bust and bookshelves in a dark interior.

Jan-Gaspard Gevartius

1628

Painting of crucified Christ with raised arms, white loincloth, dark stormy sky, and a distant city below.

Christ expiring on the cross

Rubens painting of a haloed Christ figure in red drapery with a kneeling nun and souls and cherubs in clouds.

Saint Theresa interceding for Bernardino de Mendoza

1630

Painting of allegorical women, cherubs and a crown above a helmet and shield, with a male figure in the upper center.

The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales)

1633

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

Oil portrait of a young man with curly hair in polished armor and a red sash against a dark background.

Young Man in Armor

Sketch of a triumphal arch with allegorical figures, lions, heraldic shields and Latin banners in brown tones.

Arch of the mint: the front face (Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi)

1635

Painting of the dead Christ on a straw bed, surrounded by grieving mourners in dark and blue garments.

The Lamentation of Christ

1618