Dance at Bougival is a painting that almost moves. A couple dance outdoors, under the trees by the Seine. The man in the straw hat holds his partner close and leans towards her face. She draws back ever so slightly and looks aside, and her red bonnet glows like a flower. Her whi…
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A Girl with a Watering Can is a painting that can make you smile without knowing anything about art. A little girl stands on a path in a flower garden. She wears a dark blue dress with white lace and a red ribbon in her hair. In one hand she holds a small watering can, in the ot…
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“The Straw Hat” was painted around 1622–1625. [[artist:2476|Peter Paul Rubens]] painted a young woman, probably Susanna Lunden – the elder sister of Helena Fourment, whom he later married. In “The Straw Hat” the woman stands outdoors, in front of a blue sky with clouds. On her …
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“The Consequences of War” was painted in 1637–1638 for the Grand Duke of Tuscany. At that time the Thirty Years' War had been raging in Europe for years. [[artist:2476|Peter Paul Rubens]] saw the destruction and sincerely hated it. In “The Consequences of War” Mars, the god of …
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“Self-Portrait with Isabella Brant” was painted around 1609, shortly after the wedding. [[artist:2476|Peter Paul Rubens]] painted himself and his young wife Isabella Brant, the daughter of an educated Antwerp official. In “Self-Portrait with Isabella Brant” the two sit in a hon…
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“The Raising of the Cross” was painted in 1610–1611 for a church in Antwerp. [[artist:2476|Peter Paul Rubens]] had just returned from Italy and wanted to show everything he had learned there. It is a huge altarpiece in three parts. In the centre of “The Raising of the Cross” a …
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“The Descent from the Cross” was painted in 1612–1614 for Antwerp Cathedral. It was commissioned by the marksmen of the city guild, whose patron saint is Saint Christopher. [[artist:2476|Peter Paul Rubens]] painted an altarpiece in three parts. In the centre of “The Descent fro…
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“Château de Steen” was painted around 1636. [[artist:2476|Peter Paul Rubens]] bought this castle near Antwerp in 1635. There he spent his summers with Helena and the children and painted landscapes for his own pleasure. In “Château de Steen” we see a wide plain on an early autu…
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“The Augustan Bridge at Narni” was painted in 1826 in Italy. [[artist:2355|Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot]] passed through the little town of Narni, north of Rome, and painted the ruins of an ancient Roman bridge over the river Nera. In “The Augustan Bridge at Narni” we see a vall…
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“Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld” was painted in 1861. [[artist:2355|Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot]] showed it at the Salon the same year. It is one of his best-known paintings in the new, silvery style. In “Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld” the singer Or…
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