Peter Paul Rubens - Saturn (c.1636-1638)BaroquesFlemish BaroqueMythologySaturnBloodRubens’s Saturn shows the powerful old god in a swirling, dramatic sky clutching his child and tearing flesh from his chest, turning a violent myth into a tense moment of fear, power, and tragic inevitability.
Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst - The procuress (aka the prostitute)BaroquesDutch Golden AgeJan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst - The procuress (aka the prostitute)
Nicolas Poussin - Et in Arcadia egoBaroquesFrench BaroqueNicolas Poussin - Et in Arcadia ego (Les bergers d'Arcadie)
Nicolas Poussin - The abduction of the Sabine womenBaroquesFrench BaroqueNicolas Poussin - The abduction of the Sabine women
Georges de La Tour - The cheat with the Ace of diamondsBaroquesFrench baroqueGeorges de La Tour - The cheat with the Ace of diamonds