Self-Portrait 1623
Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter, famous for his altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. A catalogue of his works lists 1,403 items
A classically educated humanist scholar and diplomat, he was knighted by both Philip IV of Spain and Charles I of England.
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LANDSCAPE WITH THE RUINS OF MOUNT PALATINE
c.1608 Oil on panel, 76 x 107 cm
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THE HOLY FAMILY WITH ST. ANNE
1630 Oil on canvas, 115 x 90 cm
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THE FEAST OF HERODES
1635-8 Oil on canvas, 208 x 264 cm
The painting shows Salome presenting King Herod with the head of John the Baptist on a plate. Herod seems to be shrinking back at the sight, but his wife Herodias is prodding John's tongue with a fork.
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1615 Oil on oak panel, 74 x 130 cm
Hygeia is the Goddess of Health
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1610-20 Oil on panel, 355 x 466 mm
-o0o-LANDSCAPE WITH MILKMAIDS AND CATTLE
1618 Oil on panel, 86 x 128 cm
The painting was done at the farm at Laken, a village near Brussels
No.2 - VINCENT van GOGH
Will be posted on Saturday
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