Flemish Masters Paintings

Seventeenth-century Flemish painting reflects religious commissions, court patronage, workshops, and collecting. Rubens organized bodies and color into flowing narratives, while Van Dyck developed portraits through pose and social presence. Jordaens brought crowded groups and social customs to religious, mythological, and everyday subjects. Teniers painted village life and collectors’ galleries on a smaller scale, showing the varied practices associated with Antwerp and its wider connections.