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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Szene aus dem Leben des Decius Mus oder des...

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Szene aus dem Leben des Decius Mus oder des...

Sale Date: October 1, 2003

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Die vier Erdteile, meisterliche..., 1800–1899

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Die vier Erdteile, meisterliche..., 1800–1899

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Portrait of Minerva, 1700–1799

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Minerva, 1700–1799

Sale Date: September 28, 2003

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Portrait of the artist

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of the artist

Sale Date: September 26, 2003

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Zwei junge Frauen

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Zwei junge Frauen

Sale Date: September 26, 2003

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Die Anbetung der Könige, 1617–1618

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Die Anbetung der Könige, 1617–1618

Sale Date: September 24, 2003

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Die heilige Familie

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Die heilige Familie

Sale Date: September 24, 2003

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The Adoration of the Magi

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The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: July 11, 2003

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Christ

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Sale Date: July 11, 2003

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Ansegisus and Saint Bega

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Ansegisus and Saint Bega

Sale Date: July 11, 2003

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The Infant Christ sleeping amongst the...

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The Infant Christ sleeping amongst the...

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Judith and Holofernes

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Judith and Holofernes

Sale Date: July 11, 2003

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A study of putti

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A study of putti

Sale Date: July 11, 2003

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Portrait of a Capuchin monk wearing a..., 1630–1635

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a Capuchin monk wearing a..., 1630–1635

Sale Date: July 10, 2003

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The garden of love

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The garden of love

Sale Date: July 9, 2003

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An equestrian portrait of King Philip..., 1800–1825

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

An equestrian portrait of King Philip..., 1800–1825

Sale Date: July 9, 2003

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A nude youth in the pose of the Spinario

Peter Paul Rubens

A nude youth in the pose of the Spinario

Sale Date: July 8, 2003

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A double portrait of a young boy and girl...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

A double portrait of a young boy and girl...

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Sale Date: June 30, 2003

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The Holy Family

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The Holy Family

Sale Date: June 22, 2003

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Gesù Bambino e San Giovannino in un paesaggio

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Gesù Bambino e San Giovannino in un paesaggio

Sale Date: June 18, 2003

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Scena mitologica

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Scena mitologica

Sale Date: June 17, 2003

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Hercules wrestling a lion

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Hercules wrestling a lion

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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Putto mit einem Stundenglas, Allegorie der...

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Putto mit einem Stundenglas, Allegorie der...

Sale Date: June 11, 2003

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