Peter Paul Rubens

(Flemish, 1577–1640)

Peter Paul Rubens was a renowned Flemish artist considered one of the foremost Baroque painters in art history. He is best remembered for his buxom nudes rendered in lush brushstrokes and set amidst swirling compositions. “I paint a woman's big rounded buttocks so that I want to reach out and stroke the dimpled flesh,” the artist once said. Born on June 28, 1577 in Seigen, Westphalia (present-day Germany), he began his artistic apprenticeship with Tobias Verhaecht in Antwerp. He spend the next eight years studying the works of Titian, Tintoretto, and Michelangelo in both Spain and Italy. The young artist received many prestigious portrait commissions, among them his famous Marchesa Brigida Spinola-Doria (1604), in which he depicted the young monarch wearing an intricately detailed neck ruff. After moving back to Antwerp in 1608, Rubens was appointed as the court painter of Archduke Albert and shortly thereafter completed one his most acclaimed works Raising of the Cross (1610), which brought widespread fame. In the years that followed, he acted as important diplomat between the Catholic southern Netherlands and the Protestants in the north of the country. Rubens died on May 30, 1640 in Antwerp, Belgium. Today, his works are held in the collections of Louvre Museum in Paris, the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Prado Museum in Madrid, and the National Gallery in London, among several others.

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The Massacre of the Innocents, 1609 - 1611
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Deux putti et un mouton

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Deux putti et un mouton

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Bildnis eines jungen Mannes

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Bildnis eines jungen Mannes

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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The Birth of the Rose: Venus pulling a thorn...

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The Birth of the Rose: Venus pulling a thorn...

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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The Judgement of Solomon

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The Judgement of Solomon

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Christ and the Adulteress

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Christ and the Adulteress

Sale Date: December 7, 2004

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The death of Hippolytus

After Peter Paul Rubens

The death of Hippolytus

Sale Date: December 7, 2004

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Twelfth Night or The King Drinks (after Martin...

Peter Paul Rubens

Twelfth Night or The King Drinks (after Martin...

Sale Date: December 8, 2004

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Le Christ en croix

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Le Christ en croix

Sale Date: November 28, 2004

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Madonna mit Kind und Buch in Rosen und Landschaft

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Madonna mit Kind und Buch in Rosen und Landschaft

Sale Date: November 17, 2004

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Entführung der Oreithyia durch Boreas, 1800–1825

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Entführung der Oreithyia durch Boreas, 1800–1825

Sale Date: November 17, 2004

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The Apotheosis of Henry IV

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Apotheosis of Henry IV

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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The Battle of the Amazons

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The Battle of the Amazons

Sale Date: November 3, 2004

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The Rape of Deijaneira

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The Rape of Deijaneira

Sale Date: November 3, 2004

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Woman holding a swaddled baby (+ Part of a study

Peter Paul Rubens

Woman holding a swaddled baby (+ Part of a study

Sale Date: November 3, 2004

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The Nativity

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Sale Date: October 29, 2004

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Hero and Leander

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Hero and Leander

Sale Date: October 28, 2004

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The Adoration of the Magi

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The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: October 28, 2004

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Studie van personages (after Domenico Zampieri)

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Studie van personages (after Domenico Zampieri)

Sale Date: October 9, 2004

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Salome presents the head of John the Baptist to...

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Salome presents the head of John the Baptist to...

Sale Date: October 5, 2004

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Eine säugende Tigerin

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Eine säugende Tigerin

Sale Date: September 29, 2004

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Eine Nymphe mit Satyr, zwei Kindern und...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Eine Nymphe mit Satyr, zwei Kindern und...

Sale Date: September 29, 2004

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Thomyris und Cyrus

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Thomyris und Cyrus

Sale Date: September 24, 2004

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Diana the huntress

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Diana the huntress

Sale Date: September 17, 2004

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Sale Date: September 17, 2004

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