RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel Two Sleeping Children c. 1612 - 1613
Full resolutionFlemish painter who was the greatest exponent of Baroque painting's dynamism, vitality, and sensuous exuberance. WGA
Oil on canvas 50.5 × 65.5 cm (19.9 × 25.8 in) National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
The childrens' faces are used in Madonna on Floral Wreath and the Madonna and the Angels (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
RUBENS Peter Paul Samson and Delilah 1609-1610
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Oil on wood, 185 × 205 cm, National Gallery, London
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RUBENS Peter Paul Milkmaids with cattle in a landscape c.1618
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The Farm at Laken (Laeken). Oil on panel, 86.4 x 128.2 cm (34 x 50 1/2 in.) Royal Collection, London
Like most Rubens landscapes, this one has grown in the making, gaining 15 cm to the right, 7 to the left and 13 at the top.
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RUBENS Peter Paul Self-portrait 1623
Full resolution 1,772 × 2,421 pixels, file size: 1.56 MBOil on canvas, 91.3 × 70.8 cm (35.94 × 27.87 in) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
RUBENS Peter Paul Union of Earth and Water c.1618
Full resolution Oil on canvas, 223 x 181 cm, The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
In order to embody the union of the two elements, Rubens took figures from Classical mythology: resting on the trident is the god of the sea, Neptune, representing Water, whilst Cybele (Mother of the Gods), with the horn of plenty in her hand, is Earth. The prosperous union of Earth and Water, bringing mankind wealth and plenty, is blessed by the goddess of Victory, who descends from Mount Olympus, and is heralded on a conch by the Triton, who has raised himself up from the watery depths. More about this painting
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RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel The Straw Hat c.1622-5
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Peter Paul Rubens, Southern Netherlandish, 1577-1640
Le Chapeau de Paille. Oil on oak, 79 x 55 cm (31 1/8 x 21 1/2"), National Gallery, London
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