# 17th-century Flanders

Time and place · hang 749 · 30 works

Works made in Flanders in the 17th century.

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

## Section 1, north wall

1. [Head of Medusa](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/head-of-medusa-aic-242705), Godfried Maes, 1680. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/head-of-medusa-aic-242705?hang=749)
2. [The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-meeting-of-abraham-and-melchizedek-nga-45640), Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1626. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/the-meeting-of-abraham-and-melchizedek-nga-45640?hang=749)
3. [Nude Old Man Seated, Leaning on His Forearm, Facing Left](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/nude-old-man-seated-leaning-on-his-forearm-facing-left-aic-76291), Jacob Jordaens, c. 1640. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/nude-old-man-seated-leaning-on-his-forearm-facing-left-aic-76291?hang=749)
4. [Title Page for Balthasar Cordier, Catena Sexaginta Qvinqve Graecorvm Patrvm in S. Lvcam...](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/title-page-for-balthasar-cordier-catena-sexaginta-qvinqve-gr-nga-97185), Cornelis Galle I, 1628. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/title-page-for-balthasar-cordier-catena-sexaginta-qvinqve-gr-nga-97185?hang=749)

## Section 1, south wall

5. [Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/rubens-helena-fourment-1614-1673-and-their-son-frans-1633-16-met-437532), Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/rubens-helena-fourment-1614-1673-and-their-son-frans-1633-16-met-437532?hang=749)
6. [The Flight into Egypt](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-flight-into-egypt-aic-16497), Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck, c. 1650. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/the-flight-into-egypt-aic-16497?hang=749)

## Section 2, south wall

7. [Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/still-life-with-dead-game-fruits-and-vegetables-in-a-market-aic-62042), Frans Snyders, 1614. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/still-life-with-dead-game-fruits-and-vegetables-in-a-market-aic-62042?hang=749)
8. [Self-Portrait, from "The Iconography"](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/self-portrait-from-the-iconography-met-337062), Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1640. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/self-portrait-from-the-iconography-met-337062?hang=749)
9. [Peasants in a Tavern](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/peasants-in-a-tavern-nga-73434), David Teniers the Younger, c. 1633. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/peasants-in-a-tavern-nga-73434?hang=749)

## Section 2, north wall

10. [Portrait of Nicolas Trigault in Chinese Costume](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-nicolas-trigault-in-chinese-costume-met-337844), Peter Paul Rubens, 1617. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/portrait-of-nicolas-trigault-in-chinese-costume-met-337844?hang=749)
11. [Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/aeneas-rescuing-anchises-from-burning-troy-aic-88619), Hendrick van Steenwijck, the Younger, c. 1610. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/aeneas-rescuing-anchises-from-burning-troy-aic-88619?hang=749)
12. [Queen Henrietta Maria](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/queen-henrietta-maria-met-438112), Anthony van Dyck, 1636. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/queen-henrietta-maria-met-438112?hang=749)
13. [A Genoese Lady with Her Child](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-genoese-lady-with-her-child-cma-131819), Anthony van Dyck, c. 1623–25. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/a-genoese-lady-with-her-child-cma-131819?hang=749)

## Section 3, north wall

14. [Piazza Presso alla Porta al Prato](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/piazza-presso-alla-porta-al-prato-nga-51387), Edouard Eckman, 1621. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/piazza-presso-alla-porta-al-prato-nga-51387?hang=749)
15. [Pomegranates and Other Fruit in a Landscape](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/pomegranates-and-other-fruit-in-a-landscape-met-436752), Abraham Brueghel. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/pomegranates-and-other-fruit-in-a-landscape-met-436752?hang=749)
16. [The Two Statues](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-two-statues-nga-56624), Abraham Genoels II. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders/the-two-statues-nga-56624?hang=749)

## Doors

- [Abraham Genoels II's contemporaries](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/contemporaries-of-abraham-genoels-ii?hang=749&via=continue) (8 works)
- [More Dutch and Flemish Baroque](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/dutch-and-flemish-baroque?hang=749&via=continue) (94 works)
- [17th-century Flanders, room 2](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-flanders?hang=749&cursor=eyJvIjoxNiwiaCI6NzQ5LCJpIjpudWxsLCJnIjoieVZhZzN4Z04ifQ)