A kneeling figure in a dark robe, identified as Saint Augustine, occupies the center foreground, his hands clasped at his chest and his gaze lifted upward toward Christ. To Augustine’s left stands Christ, his body mostly nude except for a white cloth draped around his waist, showing wounds on his side and hand, and holding a large wooden cross with his right arm. Christ’s head is tilted gently toward Augustine, his expression solemn, with a soft halo of light encircling his head and illuminating his features against a stormy sky.

On Augustine’s right stands the Virgin Mary, dressed in a flowing red gown with a blue mantle, her right hand touching her chest and her head bowed in a gesture of compassion. Mary’s golden hair is softly gathered, and a luminous halo surrounds her, echoing the radiance around Christ and uniting the three figures in a glowing triangle of light. At the lower left, a bishop’s mitre and crozier rest on a white cloth, symbolizing Augustine’s status as a church father, while the open book beneath his knee suggests his role as a theologian and writer.

The brushwork is fluid and confident, especially in the rendering of Christ’s torso and the folds of Mary’s garments, where highlights and deep shadows model the forms with striking realism. The composition is tightly knit, with the three figures forming a pyramidal group, their gestures and gazes interlocking to focus attention on the spiritual exchange at the painting’s heart. Saint Augustine with Christ and Virgin Mary is painted by Peter Paul Rubens around 1615.