Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s moving “Holy Trinity,” where God the Father cradles the dead Christ while the Holy Spirit hovers above and grieving angels hold the cross and nails, creating a powerful Baroque meditation on divine love and sacrifice.
Discover Peter Paul Rubens’s drawing “The Three Caryatids,” a red chalk study of three nude female supports flanking a satyr herm, where the artist merges classical architecture, Bacchic symbolism, and Baroque sensuality into a rhythmic sculptural design.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “Virgin and Child,” an intimate Baroque painting that shows the Virgin Mary in quiet prayer over the sleeping Christ Child, blending maternal tenderness, warm color, and subtle symbolism into a moving devotional image.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s monochrome drawing “St. Onufrij Instruct Monk,” where a gaunt desert hermit teaches a kneeling monk in a rocky cave, using powerful anatomy, chiaroscuro, and gesture to reveal themes of mentorship, asceticism, and spiritual transformation.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s dramatic grisaille “The Abduction of Bulls,” a turbulent mythological scene where men struggle with sacred cattle, river gods churn the waters, and the radiant chariot of the sun descends in judgment.
Discover Peter Paul Rubens’s “Saint Felix of Cantalice,” a powerful Baroque portrait of a humble Capuchin friar whose sack, basket, and rosary symbolize a life of charity, prayer, and joyful poverty.
Discover Peter Paul Rubens’s intimate “Portrait of a Woman,” a close framed Baroque study where soft light, loose brushwork, and a downward gaze reveal quiet emotion and psychological depth beyond formal court portraiture.
Dive into Peter Paul Rubens’s “Alexander and Roxana,” a vibrant Baroque depiction of Alexander the Great crowning his Bactrian bride amid swirling draperies and playful cupids, exploring themes of erotic love, royal marriage, and political alliance.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John,” a tender Baroque painting that unites maternal love, playful childhood, and the symbolic lamb to reveal the intimate human side of the Holy Family and the foreshadowing of Christ’s sacrifice.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “The Nativity of the Virgin Mary,” a richly detailed Baroque interior where Saint Anne rests in a grand bed, midwives bathe the newborn Mary, and a community of women bustle around a warm hearth in a tender vision of sacred domestic life.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s dramatic monochrome composition “The Meeting of Scipion and Gannibal,” a Baroque vision of Roman and Carthaginian armies, towering war elephants, and the tense encounter between two legendary generals at the edge of battle.
Discover Peter Paul Rubens’s “The Flagellation of Christ,” a gripping Baroque painting that thrusts viewers into the violent circle of soldiers scourging Christ, using dramatic light, muscular movement, and emotional intensity to explore suffering and sacrificial love.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “St. George with St. Maurus and Papianus,” a rich Baroque altarpiece where a knight in armor, a radiant bishop, and a humble companion stand beneath cherubs and the descending dove of the Holy Spirit in a dark, theatrical space of devotion.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “Studies of the Head of a Negro,” a powerful oil sketch that presents multiple views of a Black sitter’s face, revealing Baroque mastery of light, expression, and anatomy while raising important questions about race and representation in early modern Europe.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “Landscape with an Avenue of Trees,” a sweeping countryside view where tree lined paths, golden fields, and a dramatic sky reveal the artist’s poetic vision of harmony between nature and human cultivation.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s intimate drawing “Head and Right Hand of a Woman,” a delicate chalk study where a downcast gaze, expressive hand, and unfinished lines reveal the artist’s working process and a timeless mood of quiet reflection.
Discover Peter Paul Rubens’s “Landscape with a Watering Place,” a glowing Baroque countryside scene where golden light, winding paths, humble figures, and Italianate architecture create a harmonious vision of rural life and nature.
Delve into Peter Paul Rubens’s portrait “Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara,” a powerful Baroque image that unites cannon, sword, fur lined velvet, and a thoughtful gaze to reveal the complex identity of a Renaissance warrior prince.