Discover Peter Paul Rubens’s intimate mythological painting “Drunken Bacchus with Faun and Satyr,” where the wine god lurches forward in a heavy stupor, supported by rustic companions and a prowling big cat in a comic yet unsettling vision of excess and vulnerability.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s dramatic painting “The Departure of Lot and His Family from Sodom,” examining its vivid angelic guide, conflicted family, rich color, and Baroque storytelling that reveal themes of obedience, attachment, and divine mercy.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “The Reconciliation of Esau and Jacob,” a vivid Baroque painting that turns the biblical meeting of two estranged brothers into a sweeping scene of forgiveness filled with soldiers, families, and abundant herds.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s haunting painting “The Dying Seneca,” a powerful half length portrait of the Stoic philosopher in his final moments, where anatomy, light, and expression turn a classical suicide into a profound meditation on courage and mortality.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “Portrait of Abraham Ortelius,” a refined Baroque depiction of the pioneering cartographer, examining its symbolism, composition, and portrayal of humanist scholarship through the globe, fur lined coat, and thoughtful profile.
Discover Peter Paul Rubens’s “Portrait of Justus Lipsius,” a refined Baroque portrait that captures the famed humanist scholar in a fur mantle and ruff, revealing his intellectual depth and moral seriousness through subtle light, color, and expression.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “Portrait of Jan I Moretus,” a refined Baroque likeness of the Antwerp printer, where a luminous white ruff, dark costume, and penetrating gaze reveal the dignity, intellect, and cultural power of one of Europe’s greatest publishers.
Discover how Peter Paul Rubens’s “Aeolus” transforms the ruler of the winds into a dynamic god surrounded by a dazzling aviary of birds, exploring composition, symbolism, color, and the elemental drama of air in this Baroque masterpiece.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “Vulcan and Fire,” a dramatic Baroque painting that shows the god of the forge seated among gleaming armor, holding a blazing brand inside a dark cavern that reveals the double power of fire to create and destroy.
Discover Peter Paul Rubens’s contemplative painting “Saint Thomas,” a powerful half length portrait of the apostle absorbed in a heavy book, where light, color, and gesture reveal a lifetime of doubt, study, and mature faith.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s moving portrait “Saint James the Greater,” examining its powerful red cloak, pilgrim’s staff, symbolic book, and intense gaze that together reveal the Baroque vision of the apostle as a strong, compassionate witness of faith.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “Saint Augustine between Christ and the Virgin,” a moving Baroque painting that shows the great Church Father kneeling at the cross between the compassionate Christ and the radiant Virgin, surrounded by rich symbols of humility, grace, and spiritual conversion.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s monumental painting “The Great Last Judgement,” a swirling Baroque vision where Christ divides the blessed and the damned, angels and demons clash, and hundreds of bodies rise toward light or plunge into darkness.
Discover the rich symbolism, warm light and emotional intimacy of Peter Paul Rubens’s “Adoration of the Shepherds,” a Baroque masterpiece that brings the Nativity to life through vivid color, expressive figures and a radiant vision of humble worship.
Discover Peter Paul Rubens’s “Saint Teresa of Avila’s Vision of the Holy Spirit,” a contemplative Baroque masterpiece that captures the Carmelite saint in prayer before the dove of the Holy Spirit, surrounded by a skull, crucifix, and open book that symbolize death, faith, and devotion.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s dramatic painting “The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus,” where the Jewish commander stands above fallen foes, surrounded by banners, priests, and soldiers, in a powerful Baroque vision of victory, faith, and the moral cost of war.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s dramatic painting “David Slaying Goliath,” a Baroque masterpiece that captures the climactic moment when the young shepherd hero raises the giant’s own sword, revealing themes of courage, faith, and divine justice.
Explore Peter Paul Rubens’s “Head of a Young Man,” an intimate Baroque study that captures a youth’s sudden, intense reaction through dramatic lighting, expressive brushwork, and a tightly focused composition.