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Hippocrates. Line engraving by P. Pontius, 1638, after P. P. Rubens.

Elements of phrenology, physiognomy and palmistry, with diagrams of heads and hands, and portraits of historical figures. Colour lithograph, 1866.

Hippocrates. Line engraving by G.E. Petit as successor to E. Desrochers after P. P. Rubens.

A portrait of Peter Paul Rubens, in a roundel, on a pedestal, being unveiled by Fame at the command of Minerva, as a putto carves an inscription on the pedestal. Engraving by B. Baron, 1724.

De andere Rubens : activiteiten, interesses, leefwereld / Rutger J. Tijs.

Elements of phrenology, physiognomy and palmistry, with diagrams of heads and hands, and portraits of historical figures. Colour lithograph, late 19th century.

Sir Peter Paul Rubens. Crayon-manner engraving by S. Watts after P.P. Rubens.

Rubens. Study heads and anatomical studies. Anatomical studies / by Michael W. Kwakkelstein ; edited by Nils Büttner and Brecht Vanoppen.

An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Elisabeth. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Engraving by W. French after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The Virgin Mary breast feeding Christ while John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth gaze at him in wonder. Engraving by J. Witdoeck after P.P. Rubens.

An arch decorated with a panel representing Ferdinand of Spain as Hercules choosing duty over pleasure. Etching by T. van Thulden after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Saint Ambrose barring the emperor Theodosius I from Milan Cathedral. Etching by W. Unger after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The birth of Christ; the Virgin kneels before the manger. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.

Christ and the woman taken in adultery. Engraving by W. Bromley after P.P. Rubens.

Silenus, holding grapes and crowned with vines, flanked by a maenad and a faun. Engraving by C. Faucci, c. 1768, after G. B. Cipriani after P. Rubens.

A rural landscape: a piping shepherd and two couples near a river with a village and mountains beyond; a rainbow to left. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The Virgin Mary, pregnant with James, and Joseph voyage back from Egypt with the child Jesus. Engraving after P.P. Rubens.

The exchange of two queens: Elizabeth of France passes to Spain to become consort to the Prince of the Asturias (later King Philip IV), while Anne of Austria goes to France to become consort to King Louis XIII. Engraving by B. Audran the elder after J.M. Nattier after P.P. Rubens.

Saint Catherine. Line engraving by Schelte à Bolswert after Peter Paul Rubens.

The triumph of Ferdinand of Spain (Ferdinand of Austria) in the battle of Kallo: a triumphal car laden with trophies and attributes of Ferdinand enters Antwerp. Etching by T. van Thulden, ca. 1641, after P.P. Rubens.

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Peter Paul Rubens

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A rural landscape: a piping shepherd and two couples near a river with a village and mountains beyond; a rainbow to left. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The Virgin Mary, pregnant with James, and Joseph voyage back from Egypt with the child Jesus. Engraving after P.P. Rubens.

The exchange of two queens: Elizabeth of France passes to Spain to become consort to the Prince of the Asturias (later King Philip IV), while Anne of Austria goes to France to become consort to King Louis XIII. Engraving by B. Audran the elder after J.M. Nattier after P.P. Rubens.

Saint Catherine. Line engraving by Schelte à Bolswert after Peter Paul Rubens.

The triumph of Ferdinand of Spain (Ferdinand of Austria) in the battle of Kallo: a triumphal car laden with trophies and attributes of Ferdinand enters Antwerp. Etching by T. van Thulden, ca. 1641, after P.P. Rubens.

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Peter Paul Rubens

Images from the collections

Images by Peter Paul Rubens

Images featuring Peter Paul Rubens

Works from the collections

A rural landscape: a piping shepherd and two couples near a river with a village and mountains beyond; a rainbow to left. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The Virgin Mary, pregnant with James, and Joseph voyage back from Egypt with the child Jesus. Engraving after P.P. Rubens.

The exchange of two queens: Elizabeth of France passes to Spain to become consort to the Prince of the Asturias (later King Philip IV), while Anne of Austria goes to France to become consort to King Louis XIII. Engraving by B. Audran the elder after J.M. Nattier after P.P. Rubens.

Saint Catherine. Line engraving by Schelte à Bolswert after Peter Paul Rubens.

The triumph of Ferdinand of Spain (Ferdinand of Austria) in the battle of Kallo: a triumphal car laden with trophies and attributes of Ferdinand enters Antwerp. Etching by T. van Thulden, ca. 1641, after P.P. Rubens.

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