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More Artworks by Aelbert Bouts

Religious depiction of Virgin Mary in oak by Aelbert Bouts

The Mater Dolorosa

Aelbert Bouts

Christ gazes directly at the viewer, adorned with a golden halo and surrounded by symbols of suffering.

The Mocking of Christ

Aelbert Bouts

A face emerges from darkness, framed by a golden nimbus against a deep red ground, with intimate yet remote eyes.

Holy Countenance

Aelbert Bouts

Aelbert Bouts' painting features the newborn Christ surrounded by angels and shepherds in a stable setting.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Aelbert Bouts

Christ appears to Mary, showcasing their emotional exchange with Christ's wounds visible.

Christ appears to Mary

Aelbert Bouts

Madonna gazes down while the Christ Child looks outward, framed by columns and radiating gold rays.

Madonna and Child

Aelbert Bouts

A human face of St. John the Baptist with closed eyes, framed by a deep green roundel and a luminous gold border.

Head of St. John the Baptist

Aelbert Bouts

A serene depiction of the head of Saint John the Baptist, surrounded by a golden halo and framed by a gilded charger.

Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Charger

Aelbert Bouts

Aelbert Bouts' Head of Christ depicts a sorrowful Christ with a crown of thorns, blood trickling down his pale skin.

Head of Christ

Aelbert Bouts

Christ's body is laid across the Virgin's lap, surrounded by figures expressing sorrow in a serene landscape.

Lamentation of Christ

Aelbert Bouts

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More Religious Art

A triptych showing a lush garden with nude figures and animals on the left, a vibrant central panel of nude humans and fantastical creatures, and a dark, fiery hellscape with tortured figures on the right.

The Garden of Earthly Delights

Hieronymus Bosch

Father embraces his son in an etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Rembrandt van Rijn

A young woman in a red dress and blue mantle sits on a rock with two children, one holding a small bird, set against a landscape of hills and trees.

Madonna of the Goldfinch

Raphael

Rembrandt's 'The Crucifixion' depicts a dramatic moment in a religious context.

The Crucifixion

Rembrandt van Rijn

Rubens' depiction of Christ on the Cross with Mary, Mary Magdalene, and St John in a moment of profound grief.

Christ on the Cross with Maria, Mary Magdalene and St John

Peter Paul Rubens

A muscular female figure in an orange robe twists her body holding a massive open book above her head, with a young attendant seated behind her.

Libyan Sibyl

Michelangelo

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