Jacob Jordaens
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personFlemish, 1593–1678play_circleStream Art
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Selected Works118

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
Allegory of the Poet
Allegory of the Poet, 1660
Acquired 2003
Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago
The Temptation of the Magdalene
The Temptation of the Magdalene, 1616
Acquired 1991
Oil on panel
Art Institute of Chicago
The Master Pulls the Cow Out of the Ditch by its Tail
The Master Pulls the Cow Out of the Ditch by its Tail, 1652
Acquired 1991
Etching on cream laid paper
Getty Museum
Man Kneeling, Facing Right (recto); Sketches of Figures (verso)
Man Kneeling, Facing Right (recto); Sketches of Figures (verso), 1630
Acquired 1987
Getty Museum
Moses Striking Water from the Rock
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 1645
Acquired 1979
Cleveland Museum of Art
Mercury Killing Argus
Mercury Killing Argus, 1652
Acquired 1973
etching
Cleveland Museum of Art
Jupiter Nourished by the Goat Almathea
Jupiter Nourished by the Goat Almathea, 1652
Acquired 1973
etching
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Betrayal of Christ
The Betrayal of Christ, 1650
Acquired 1970
oil on canvas
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Allegorie der Fruchtbarkeit (Huldigung an Pomona)
Allegorie der Fruchtbarkeit (Huldigung an Pomona)
Acquired 1959
Leinwand
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Selbstbildnis
Selbstbildnis, 1650
Acquired 1959
Leinwand
LACMA
Drapery Study of a Seated Man Wearing a Cap (recto); Study of a Hand in a Sleeve and Partial Sketch of a Child (verso)
Drapery Study of a Seated Man Wearing a Cap (recto); Study of a Hand in a Sleeve and Partial Sketch of a Child (verso), 1655
Acquired 1954
Recto: black chalk and brown, gray, and blue wash, heightened with white; Verso: red and black chalk
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Conversion of Saul with Christ and the Cross
The Conversion of Saul with Christ and the Cross, 1645
Acquired 1954
brush and brown wash, gouache and watercolor over black and red chalk, heightened with traces of white; framing lines in graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Conversion of Saul with Horseman and Banner
The Conversion of Saul with Horseman and Banner, 1645
Acquired 1954
Black and red chalk, pen and black and gray ink, brush and brown wash, watercolor, and gouache, heightened with white gouache; framing lines in red chalk and graphite (right edge)
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Allegorie der Fruchtbarkeit
Allegorie der Fruchtbarkeit, 1617
Acquired 1937
Leinwand
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Wie die Alten sungen, so zwitschern die Jungen
Wie die Alten sungen, so zwitschern die Jungen, 1632
Acquired 1806
Leinwand
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Der Satyr beim Bauern
Der Satyr beim Bauern, 1620
Acquired 1806
Leinwand, auf Eichenholz aufgezogen
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Der zwölfjährige Jesus im Tempel
Der zwölfjährige Jesus im Tempel
Acquired 1804
Leinwand
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Hl. Hieronymus
Hl. Hieronymus
Acquired 1804
Holz
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
"Wenn ihr nicht werdet wie die Kinder ..."
"Wenn ihr nicht werdet wie die Kinder ...", 1660
Acquired 1803
Leinwand
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Hl. Petrus
Hl. Petrus, 1640
Acquired 1799
Leinwand
Louvre
Faunes et Bacchantes
Faunes et Bacchantes, 1600
Acquired 1700
toile
Louvre
Nymphes et satyres
Nymphes et satyres, 1600
Acquired 1700
huile sur papier collé sur toile
Louvre
Le Christ en croix et les deux larrons
Le Christ en croix et les deux larrons, 1600
Acquired 1700
toile
Louvre
L'Adoration des bergers
L'Adoration des bergers, 1644
Acquired 1700
toile
Louvre
L'Adoration des bergers
L'Adoration des bergers, 1600
Acquired 1700
toile

Previous Sales

Christie's
Four studies of a man's head
Four studies of a man's head
Sold
Dec 2025
Christie's
Portrait of the artist, bust-length, in a cap
Portrait of the artist, bust-length, in a cap
£428,400 ($565k USD)
Jul 2025
Sotheby's
Homage to Pomona
Homage to Pomona
Sold
May 2025
Christie's
The Rape of Europa - a sketch
The Rape of Europa - a sketch
Sold
Jul 2023
Sotheby's
Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo
Sold
Jul 2023
Christie's
Democritus and Heraclitus
Democritus and Heraclitus
$252,000
Jun 2022
Christie's
Head of a bearded man, possibly an apostle
Head of a bearded man, possibly an apostle
$237,500
Oct 2021
Sotheby's
Mercury playing Argus to sleep with his flute, with Io transformed into a white heifer
Mercury playing Argus to sleep with his flute, with Io transformed into a white heifer
Sold
Jan 2021
Christie's
Christ and the Centurion at Capernaum
Christ and the Centurion at Capernaum
£6,875 ($9k USD)
Jul 2019
Christie's
The Satyr and the Peasant
The Satyr and the Peasant
$275,000
May 2019
Christie's
The Battle of the Centaurs and the Lapiths
The Battle of the Centaurs and the Lapiths
£512,750 ($677k USD)
Dec 2018
Christie's
Study for the head of Saint Christopher
Study for the head of Saint Christopher
£150,000 ($198k USD)
Dec 2018
Christie's
Four grotesque heads
Four grotesque heads
$52,500
Jan 2017
Christie's
The Holy Family with an angel
The Holy Family with an angel
£1,805,000 ($2.4M USD)
Dec 2016
Christie's
Hermes entertained by Calypso
Hermes entertained by Calypso
£1,202,500 ($1.6M USD)
Jul 2015
Christie's
The head of a piper: Study for As the old sang, so the young pipe
The head of a piper: Study for As the old sang, so the young pipe
£104,500 ($138k USD)
Jul 2014
Christie's
Mercury and Argus
Mercury and Argus
£128,500 ($170k USD)
Dec 2013
Christie's
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche
£158,500 ($209k USD)
Dec 2013
Christie's
The Meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa
The Meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa
£2,057,250 ($2.7M USD)
Dec 2012
Christie's
Saint Ives receiving supplicants
Saint Ives receiving supplicants
$40,000
Jun 2012
Christie's
A group portrait at a balustrade
A group portrait at a balustrade
€56,250 ($62k USD)
Jan 2011
Christie's
Diogenes seeking a True Man
Diogenes seeking a True Man
£20,000 ($26k USD)
Jul 2009
Christie's
Heraclitus and Democritus
Heraclitus and Democritus
£73,250 ($97k USD)
Jul 2008
Christie's
Portrait of a young man, half-length, in black doublet and cloak with white collar and sleeves, holding a pair of gloves, a parrot on a parapet beside him
Portrait of a young man, half-length, in black doublet and cloak with white collar and sleeves, holding a pair of gloves, a parrot on a parapet beside him
£121,250 ($160k USD)
Jul 2008
Christie's
The Revel of Bacchus and Silenus
The Revel of Bacchus and Silenus
£1,700,000 ($2.2M USD)
Jul 2007

For Sale

Haboldt · Pictura · Artsy
Mercury seen from behind
Mercury seen from behind
For sale
Black and red chalk, sepia wash, white heightening
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, 1620
For sale
Pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
"It is good candles which light the way"
"It is good candles which light the way", 1640
For sale
Pen and ink with brown wash and white heightening over black and red chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Susannah Crouching
Susannah Crouching, 1640
For sale
Black and red chalk with watercolor, heightened with white
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Saint Martin of Tours Healing the Servant of Tetrodius
Saint Martin of Tours Healing the Servant of Tetrodius, 1630
For sale
Watercolor and gouache over black chalk on four joined sheets of laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Sheet of Studies with the Drunken Pan and Nymphs [verso]
Sheet of Studies with the Drunken Pan and Nymphs [verso]
For sale
Black and red chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Jupiter Nourished by the Goat Amalthea
Jupiter Nourished by the Goat Amalthea, 1652
For sale
Etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Design for a Wall Decoration [recto]
Design for a Wall Decoration [recto], 1640
For sale
Brush with brown and black ink and color washes, heightened with white, over black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Cacus Robbing the Cattle of Hercules
Cacus Robbing the Cattle of Hercules, 1652
For sale
Etching
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Study of a Young Girl Drinking from a Glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.142 · Black and red chalk, heightened with white chalk, on light brown paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2012
Christ Healing the Paralytic
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2011 · Accession 2011.461 · Pen and brown ink, brown wash
Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2011
A Youth and Two Girls Singing
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2005 · Accession 2005.418.11 · Black chalk, brown wash, heightened with white, on blue paper
Anonymous Gift, 2005
Allegory of the Poet
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2003 · Accession M.2003.121 · Oil on canvas
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
A Merry Company
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2000 · Accession 2000.59 · Drawings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
The Deposition
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1999 · Accession 1999.34.2 · Etching
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Leon and Molly Gorelick.
The Temptation of the Magdalene
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1991 · Accession 1991.111 · Oil on panel
Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection; anonymous gift in honor of Kate and Morris Kaplan
The Master Pulls the Cow Out of the Ditch by its Tail
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1991 · Accession 1990.500 · Etching on cream laid paper
Elizabeth Gott Templeton Endowment
Man Kneeling, Facing Right (recto); Sketches of Figures (verso)
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1987 · Accession 87.GG.130 · Drawings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Head of a Woman
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1985 · Accession 85.GG.298 · Drawings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Untitled
Santa Barbara Museum of Art · Santa Barbara, California, United States · Acquired 1982 · Accession 1982.65 · pen and brown wash on paper
SBMA, Gift of Donald Outerbridge
Moses Striking Water from the Rock
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1979 · Accession 79.PA.136 · Paintings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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$417 – $4.7M
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$160K
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$31.7K
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Mar 2026
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Sotheby'sChristie'sDorotheumHampel KunstauktionenBonhams
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Medieval triptych ventures out of Dorset to sell for £5.7m in London Old Master auctions
A late 15th-century Netherlandish triptych, *The Five Miracles of Christ*, sold for £5.7 million at Sotheby’s London Old Master auction. The work, kep…
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Antony Gormley: ‘Put a sculpture on the moon? No, that would be a bad idea’
Apr 17, 2026
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Thoroughly Modern Maastricht: why Tefaf is embracing the 20th century
Mar 11, 2026
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Medieval triptych ventures out of Dorset to sell for £5.7m in London Old Master auctions
Dec 4, 2025
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death
Jacob Jordaens dies
Jan 1, 1678
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birth
Jacob Jordaens born
Jan 1, 1593