Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 73 works by Sebastiaen Vrancx in our catalogue
In short
Of all the originals Sebastiaen Vrancx left, the most famous is Avenue of trees (1623), in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Close behind it come Attack of Robbers (1610) and Inner view of the Jesuit church of Antwerp (1630). Our catalog holds 73 works by Sebastiaen Vrancx; the gallery has kept the 70 the world admires most, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.
Step closer and observe the way the light settles upon this 1623 landscape. There is a profound stillness here, a moment captured in the soft, diffused glow of an overcast afternoon. We find ourselves looking down a long, diagonal path, an avenue of tall trees that pulls the eye toward a distant manor. The composition is deliberate, using the organic, gnarled textures of the foreground bark to anchor us before…
To stand before Attack of Robbers is to be immediately swept into the vibrant, dramatic currents of the early seventeenth century. This canvas by Sebastiaan Vrancx or Sebastian Vranckx transports us beyond the confines of our modern viewing space and deep into a pastoral tableau brimming with narrative tension. It is more than just a depiction of travel; it is an immersion into the very spirit of life on the…
Light pours from unseen high windows, washing over the immense architectural scale of the Jesuit church in Antwerp. The air feels heavy with the scent of old stone and the quiet hum of a bustling congregation. Within this grand interior, a sense of solemn activity unfolds. Tiny figures, dressed in the fashions of the 17th century, move through the nave like characters in a living drama. Some walk with purpose…
The four seasons: Spring1620
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Marauding soldiers1623 · Deutsches Museum
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Winter Pleasures1623 · Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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The robber punished1623 · Rijksmuseum
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Italianate garden with gallery and figures1623 · Rubens House
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War Scene1650 · Musée de Soissons
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Landscape with Members of the House of Orange Returning from a Hunt
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Orpheus and the Beasts1595 · Galleria Borghese
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Ambush1630 · Národní Galerie
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Rest of Cavalrymen1618 · Hermitage Museum
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Wooded landscape with a view on a lake1601 · Museo del Prado
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Pillage of a village1600
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The Battle of Lekkerbeetje1601 · Groeningemuseum
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The battle of Leckerbeetje1601 · Groeningemuseum
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Battle of Leckerbetken1601 · Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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Market Square with Canal1610 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Attack on a Convoy1618 · Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
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A winter carnival with figures on the ice before the Kipdorppoort Bastion in Antwerp1620
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Ice Skating on the Antwerp moat1620 · Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
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Looting of a convoy1611 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
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Equestrian fight1610 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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The raid1610 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Wallfahrer bei einer Stadt1622 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Plundering of a Village1610 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Attack on wagons1620 · National Museum in Warsaw
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An Ambush1616 · Royal Collection
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A skirmish.1610 · National Museum in Warsaw
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Flemish Fair1622 · Gemäldegalerie
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Animated Street in a Flemish City1624 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Battle Scene1623 · Limburg Museum
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Battle Scene1624 · Hermitage Museum
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Battle of Vimpfen on 6 May 16221634 · Hermitage Museum
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Market day in a Flemish town1623 · Rijksmuseum
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Wooded landscape with a robbery1623 · Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
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Looting of a luggage train1647 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Horse market1640 · Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
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JanuarySzépművészeti Múzeum
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Landscape with Ambush of TravelersRoyal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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Interior: playing society
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HarvestNational Museum in Warsaw
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SkirmishNational Museum in Warsaw
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The Death of Geraert Leckerbeetje
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Turk and Christian Battle ScenePetworth House
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The Battle of Leckerbeetje, (1600)
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A Company of Cavalry
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Landscape with horsemen at rest
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A Commedia dell'arte scene depicting Pantalone and Brighella
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HarvestHermitage Museum
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January (detail)Szépművészeti Múzeum
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Cavalry Battle in a Hilly LandscapeHet Prinsenhof
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Landscape with Travellers Attacked by RobbersRoyal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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Plundering of a HamletRoyal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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Horsemen in armour meeting on a wood path before landscape
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BattlefieldNational Museum in Kraków
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Antwerp cathedral
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Soldiers and PeasantsDetroit Institute of Arts
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The Skirmish Between Cuirassiers, 5 February 1600, on the Vughterheide, Sebastiaen Vrancx (after), c. 16351635 · Rijksmuseum
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The Crane on the Antwerp Quay by the Frozen Scheldt, Sebastiaen Vrancx, 16221622 · Rijksmuseum
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The Siege of Jülich, 1621-22, Sebastiaen Vrancx (attributed to), c. 16351635 · Rijksmuseum
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Aeneas meeting with his father in the Elysium1597 · Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Sebastiaen Vrancx | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rijksmuseum |
Amsterdam | 6 | Avenue of trees, The robber punished, Market day in a Flemish town |
 Bavarian State Painting Collections |
Munich | 6 | Market Square with Canal, Equestrian fight, The raid |
 Hermitage Museum |
Saint Petersburg | 5 | Attack of Robbers, Rest of Cavalrymen, Battle Scene |
 Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp |
Antwerp | 5 | Winter Pleasures, Battle of Leckerbetken, Landscape with Ambush of Travelers |
 National Museum in Warsaw |
Warsaw | 4 | Attack on wagons, A skirmish., Harvest |
 Szépművészeti Múzeum |
Budapest | 3 | An Outdoor Banquet, January, January (detail) |
 Royal Collection |
London | 2 | An Attack on a Caravan, An Ambush |
 Groeningemuseum |
Brugge | 2 | The Battle of Lekkerbeetje, The battle of Leckerbeetje |
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
To stand before Attack of Robbers is to be immediately swept into the vibrant, dramatic currents of the early seventeenth century. This canvas by Sebastiaan Vrancx or Sebastian Vranckx transports us beyond the confines of our modern viewing space and deep into a pastoral tableau brimming with narrative tension. It is more than just a depiction of travel; it is an immersion into the very spirit of life on the…
Step closer and observe the way the light settles upon this 1623 landscape. There is a profound stillness here, a moment captured in the soft, diffused glow of an overcast afternoon. We find ourselves looking down a long, diagonal path, an avenue of tall trees that pulls the eye toward a distant manor. The composition is deliberate, using the organic, gnarled textures of the foreground bark to anchor us before…
Light pours from unseen high windows, washing over the immense architectural scale of the Jesuit church in Antwerp. The air feels heavy with the scent of old stone and the quiet hum of a bustling congregation. Within this grand interior, a sense of solemn activity unfolds. Tiny figures, dressed in the fashions of the 17th century, move through the nave like characters in a living drama. Some walk with purpose…
Avenue of trees (1623), Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Attack of Robbers (1610) and Inner view of the Jesuit church of Antwerp (1630) come next.
50 years old: Avenue of trees dates from 1623, and Sebastiaen Vrancx was born in 1573.
Avenue of trees, Attack of Robbers, Inner view of the Jesuit church of Antwerp, scene from daily life, An Allegory of Winter, An Outdoor Banquet, An Attack on a Caravan, A Feast in an Italian Villa, The four seasons: Winter and The four seasons: Summer. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 73 works by Sebastiaen Vrancx, dated from 1595 to 1647.
Mostly in Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), Bavarian State Painting Collections (Munich) and Hermitage Museum (Saint Petersburg). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1620s: 20 of the 70 works on this page were made then, Avenue of trees among them.
On this page, the earliest is Orpheus and the Beasts (1595) and the latest Looting of a luggage train (1647).
Landscape (7), Sky (5) and People (4), across the 70 works on this page.
Oil, for 5 of the 70 works on this page.
Baroque, judging by the originals on this page.
Avenue of trees, The robber punished and Market day in a Flemish town: the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam holds 6 of the works on this page.
