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State Hermitage Museum
Lion Hunt

Lion Hunt, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1621

Peter Paul Rubens, portrait

Peter Paul RubensFlemish, 1577–1640

Lion Hunt

c. 1621 · Painting · 43 × 64 cm

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

State Hermitage Museum

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Room247

On public display.

Checked: 29 Aug 2026
In this state since: Aug 30, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

On the map Museum page

Particulars

c. 1621

15771640

Accession number: ГЭ-515

In the catalog

Sources

State Hermitage Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 29 Aug 2026
Image: State Hermitage Museum — © State Hermitage Museum

Meanwhile, in the life of Peter Paul Rubens

1619–1620
Privileges for Engravings (Copyright)
Rubens obtained "privileges" — an early analogue of copyright — for the reproduction of his engravings: in France for 10 years on 3 July 1619, in Holland for 7 years on 24 February 1620, and also in the territory of the Spanish Netherlands.
1621
Marie de' Medici's Commission for the Luxembourg Palace Cycles
The Queen Mother of France, Marie de' Medici, commissioned from Rubens two large allegorical cycles for the Luxembourg Palace — one on her own life and one on the life of the late Henry IV; the second series was never completed.
1621
Employed by: Marie de' Medici
1622
Publication of "The Palaces of Genoa"
The two-volume Palazzi di Genova, with 139 engraved plates, was published; Rubens had prepared it with Deodato del Monte as early as 1607 to acquaint the Flemish with Italian architecture.
1622
Paris: Discussing the Cycle and Covert Intelligence Gathering
While in Paris to discuss the Marie de' Medici cycle, Rubens covertly gathered information on the political situation in France, relying on his friendship with Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc.

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1633–34 · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635

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Coronation and Assumption of the Virgin, Peter Paul Rubens, 17th century

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Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee, Peter Paul Rubens, 17th century

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Lioness and Two Lions, Peter Paul Rubens, first half of the 17th century

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Resurrection of Christ, Peter Paul Rubens, 17th century

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Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory, Peter Paul Rubens

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The Holy Family with Saints Francis and Anne and the Infant Saint John the Baptist, Peter Paul Rubens, early or mid-1630s

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Lion Hunt — Peter Paul Rubens · ART WIKI