In memory of its co-founder and former president Frans Baudouin (1920-2005), the Centrum voor de Vlaamse Kunst van de 16e en de 17e eeuw presents a volume of articles by this eminent scholar and longtime curator of the Rubens House that were published between 1977 and 2002. The book deals with a number of remarkable aspects of the rich personality of Peter Paul Rubens, his personal and social background, his interest in contemporary science and the culture of antiquity, and his contacts with prominent personalities of his time.The book also comprises a biography and a complete bibliography of Frans Baudouin.