thumb|300px|Kembalinya sang anak yang hilang, 1662

• 1629 An Artist in His Studio (The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts)
• 1630 The Raising of Lazarus (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles)
• 1630-1635 A Turk (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1631 Portrait of Nicolaes Ruts (Frick Collection, New York)
• 1632 Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (Mauritshuis, The Hague)
• 1632 Portrait of a Noble (Oriental) Man (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
• 1633 Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee (formerly at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston; stolen in 1990 and still at large)
• 1635 Belshazzar's Feast (National Gallery, London)
• 1636 The Blinding of Samson (Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
• 1636 Danaë (State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg)
• 1642 The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq better known as the Night Watch (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
• ±1643 Christ Healing the Sick also known as The Hundred Guilders Print (Victoria and Albert Museum, London) etching, nicknamed for the huge sum (at that time) paid for it
• 1647 An Old Lady with a Book (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1650 The Philosopher (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1650 The Mill (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1653 Sacrifice of Isaac (State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg)
• 1653 Aristotle with a Bust of Homer (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
• 1654 Bathsheba at Her Bath (Louvre, Paris) (Hendrickje is thought to have modeled for this painting)
• 1655 Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
• 1656 A Woman Holding a Pink (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1656 Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Kassel, Galerie Alte Meister, GK 249)
• 1657 The Apostle Paul (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1658 Potret diri (Frick Collection, New York)
• 1658 Philemon and Baucis (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1659 Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
• 1659 Potret diri (Muzium Seni Metropolitan New York)
• 1660 Potret diri (Muzium Seni Metropolitan New York)
• 1660 Portrait of a Gentleman with a Tall Hat and Gloves (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1660 Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1661 Conspiracy of Julius Civilis (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm) (Julius Civilis mengetuai pemberontakan orang Belanda terhadap oramg Rom) (most of the cut up painting is lost, only the central part still exists)
• 1662 Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (Dutch De Staalmeesters) (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
• 1662 Portrait of a Man in a Tall Hat (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1662-1663 A Young Man Seated at a Table (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1664 Lucretia (The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
• 1664 The Jewish Bride (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
• 1666 Lucretia (The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis)
• 1669 Return of the Prodigal Son (State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg)