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Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents (1786)

Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents 1786 Oil on canvas, 303 x 297 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In 1785 Joshua Reynolds, President of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, was commissioned by Catherine II of Russia to paint…

Aeneas in the underworld (s.d.)

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Aeneas in the underworld s.d. Oil on oak panel, 47 x 32 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff See also: • The Aeneid (English) | Virgil (70 BC-19 BC)

Samson and Delilah (c.1609-1610)

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Samson and Delilah c.1609–1610 Oil on wood, 185 × 205 cm National Gallery, London Peter Paul Rubens’s Samson and Delilah portrays a tragedy of love and betrayal. According to the Old Testament, Samson, a Jewish hero blessed…

The Union of England and Scotland (1633-1634)

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales) 1633–1634 Oil on gessoed oak panel, 84.46 x 65.72 cm Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis See also: • Charles I (England)

Betrayal of Christ (c.1618-1620)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Oil on canvas, 141.92 x 113.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis Compare: Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) The Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol    

The Betrayal of Christ (c.1618-1620)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) The Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Oil on canvas, 265.6 x 221.6 cm Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol Compare: Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis    

Pietà (1575-1576)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Pietà 1575–1576 Oil on canvas, 353 x 347 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia Detail with Titian’s self-portrait as an old man kneeling before Christ.

Arrest of Jesus (c.1510-1520)

Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Arrest of Jesus c.1510–1520 Oil and gold on panel Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia This is the left panel of the Passion Triptych. See also: Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Passion Triptych c.1510–1520 Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia