The rule of the Archdukes, 1598-1633
The golden age of Flemish painting corresponds with the reign of ‘The Archdukes’, Albert and Isabella (1598-1633), which brought a measure of stability, prosperity and identity to the region. Though the war continued before and after the Twelve Years Truce (1609-21) many paintings of the time use landscape to express the idea of peace and regeneration.
Denys Calvaert (Antwerp 1540- Bologna 1619)
The Assumption of the Virgin
Paulus Bril (Antwerp 1554-Rome 1626)
A Landscape with Goatherds
Jan Brueghel the Elder (Brussels 1568-Antwerp 1625)
A Flemish Fair
Jan Brueghel the Elder (Brussels 1568-Antwerp 1625)
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
Roelandt Savery (Kortrijk 1576 - Utrecht 1639)
A Landscape with Birds
Roelandt Savery (Kortrijk 1576 - Utrecht 1639)
Lions in a Landscape
Hendrick van Steenwyck the Younger (Antwerp c. 1580 - The Hague? 1649)
The Liberation of St Peter
Frans Francken the Younger (Antwerp 1581-Antwerp 1642)
The Cabinet of a Collector
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
The Assumption of the Virgin
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Milkmaids with cattle in a landscape, 'The Farm at Laken'
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Winter: The Interior of a Barn
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Summer: Peasants Going to Market
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
A Self-Portrait
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Portrait of a Woman
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)
Philip Fruytiers (1610-66)
Four Children of Peter Paul Rubens and Helena Fourment with Two Maids
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
Christ Healing the Paralytic
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
Zeger van Hontsum (d. 1643)
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
Margaret Lemon (fl.1635-1640)
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
