Baroque Romance

Love and longing in the Baroque.

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Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678) — Peter Paul Rubens

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678)

Peter Paul Rubens · ca. 1635

Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting — Pieter de Hooch

Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting

Pieter de Hooch · ca. 1663–65

Merry Company on a Terrace — Jan Steen

Merry Company on a Terrace

Jan Steen · ca. 1670

Venus and Adonis — Peter Paul Rubens

Venus and Adonis

Peter Paul Rubens · probably mid-1630s

Esther before Ahasuerus — Artemisia Gentileschi

Esther before Ahasuerus

Artemisia Gentileschi · 1620s

Woman with a Pink — Rembrandt

Woman with a Pink

Rembrandt · early 1660s

Charity — Guido Reni

Charity

Guido Reni

The Lovesick Maiden — Jan Steen

The Lovesick Maiden

Jan Steen · ca. 1660

The Visit — Pieter de Hooch

The Visit

Pieter de Hooch · ca. 1657

Interior with a Young Couple — Pieter de Hooch

Interior with a Young Couple

Pieter de Hooch · probably ca. 1662–65

The Holy Family with Saints Francis and Anne and the Infant Saint John the Baptist — Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family with Saints Francis and Anne and the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Peter Paul Rubens · early or mid-1630s

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier — Gerard ter Borch

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier

Gerard ter Borch · ca. 1658

The Dissolute Household — Jan Steen

The Dissolute Household

Jan Steen · ca. 1663–64

The Musician — Bartholomeus van der Helst

The Musician

Bartholomeus van der Helst · 1662

A Musical Party — Gabriel Metsu

A Musical Party

Gabriel Metsu · 1659

Curiosity — Gerard ter Borch

Curiosity

Gerard ter Borch · ca. 1660–62

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid — Gerard ter Borch

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid

Gerard ter Borch · ca. 1650–51

The Toilet of Bathsheba — Rembrandt

The Toilet of Bathsheba

Rembrandt · 1643

A Woman and Two Men in an Arbor — Pieter de Hooch

A Woman and Two Men in an Arbor

Pieter de Hooch · ca. 1657–58

Woman with a Water Pitcher, and a Man by a Bed — Pieter de Hooch

Woman with a Water Pitcher, and a Man by a Bed

Pieter de Hooch · ca. 1667–70

Reading the News at the Weavers' Cottage — Adrian Ostade

Reading the News at the Weavers' Cottage

Adrian Ostade · 1673

Allegory of Music — Laurent de La Hyre

Allegory of Music

Laurent de La Hyre · 1649

The Feast of Acheloüs — Peter Paul Rubens · Jan Brueghel the Elder

The Feast of Acheloüs

Peter Paul Rubens · Jan Brueghel the Elder · ca. 1615

Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine of Alexandria — Anthony van Dyck

Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Anthony van Dyck · ca. 1630

The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist — Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist

Peter Paul Rubens · c. 1615

The Birth of the Virgin — Francesco Solimena

The Birth of the Virgin

Francesco Solimena · ca. 1690

Danaë — Orazio Gentileschi

Danaë

Orazio Gentileschi · c. 1623

The Garden of Love (left portion) — Peter Paul Rubens · Peter Paul Rubens

The Garden of Love (left portion)

Peter Paul Rubens · Peter Paul Rubens · ca. 1633–35

The Garden of Love (right portion) — Peter Paul Rubens · Peter Paul Rubens

The Garden of Love (right portion)

Peter Paul Rubens · Peter Paul Rubens · ca. 1633–35

A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman — Pieter de Hooch

A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman

Pieter de Hooch · ca. 1665–75

Tavern Scene — Gabriel Metsu

Tavern Scene

Gabriel Metsu

The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678) — Karel van Mander the Elder

The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678)

Karel van Mander the Elder · 16th–17th century

The Love Letter — Jacob Ochtervelt

The Love Letter

Jacob Ochtervelt · early 1670s

Sentimental Conversation — Quirijn van Brekelenkam

Sentimental Conversation

Quirijn van Brekelenkam · early 1660s

Jupiter and Antiope: The Larger Plate — Rembrandt

Jupiter and Antiope: The Larger Plate

Rembrandt · 1659

Figures, Chariot and Dog — Niccolo Pussino

Figures, Chariot and Dog

Niccolo Pussino · c. 1624

Nymphs and a Satyr (Amor Vincit Omnia) — Niccolo Pussino

Nymphs and a Satyr (Amor Vincit Omnia)

Niccolo Pussino · c. 1625–27

Feeding the Dog — Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Feeding the Dog

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta · 1682–1754

Hercules and Iole — Annibale Carracci

Hercules and Iole

Annibale Carracci · after 1600

Virgin and Child on Crescent Moon with Putti — Jusepe de Ribera

Virgin and Child on Crescent Moon with Putti

Jusepe de Ribera · 1591–1652

Overdoor with Allegorical Male Figure — Paolo Veronese

Overdoor with Allegorical Male Figure

Paolo Veronese · 17th century

Study for Venus Asking Jupiter for the Services of Mercury as Herald — Giulio Romano

Study for Venus Asking Jupiter for the Services of Mercury as Herald

Giulio Romano · n.d.

Birth of Adonis — Giulio Romano

Birth of Adonis

Giulio Romano · n.d.

The Immaculate Conception — Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

The Immaculate Conception

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · c. 1680

Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman — Jan Steen

Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman

Jan Steen · c. 1668

The Garden of Eden — Wenceslaus Hollar

The Garden of Eden

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1651

Charity — Charles Le Brun

Charity

Charles Le Brun · ca. 1646–50

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Francis of Assisi — Luca Giordano

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Francis of Assisi

Luca Giordano · 1680s

Louis XIV Captured by Venus — Charles Le Brun

Louis XIV Captured by Venus

Charles Le Brun · early 1670s

Landscape with a Country Dance (Small Plate) — Claude Lorrain

Landscape with a Country Dance (Small Plate)

Claude Lorrain · c. 1637