The 17th Century
The collection of over 90 paintings by
Rubens includes a large number of his
masterpieces, among them The Adoration of
the Magi, Adam, Eve, The Holy Family with
Saint Anne, Marie de’Medici, The Duke of
Lerma, The Three Graces, The Judgement of
Paris, and The Garden of Love. Other
highly important works are the
collaborative compositions executed by
Rubens with other artists such as the
series on the Five Senses which involved
the participation of Jan “Velvet”
Brueghel.
The collection of portraits by Van Dyck is exceptional, particularly Sir Endymion Porter and Van Dyck, and Martin Ryckaert among the male portraits and Diana Cecil, Countess of Oxford and Maria Ruthwen among the female ones.
Of the paintings by Jacob Jordaens in the Museum, the most notable are Three strolling Musicians, The Wedding of Thetis and Peleus and the splendid Family Portrait.
The most important genre painter of this school and period is David Teniers, of whom the Prado owns more than 50 paintings. Among animal painters particular attention should be paid to Frans Snyders and Paul de Vos, while Clara Peeters and Daniel Seghers are notable for their still lifes.
