Oil on oak, 131.2 × 229.2 cm

Located in room 20

This landscape emerged late in Rubens' career when, after decades as a court painter producing monumental historical and religious works, he returned to the countryside near his estate at Het Steen. After a life immersed in political intrigue and grand commissions, Rubens turned his masterful technique toward celebrating the humble rhythms of rural life – the harvested fields, the returning hunters, the simple pleasures of home.