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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

The Massacre of the Innocents, 1609 - 1611
Sold price: 76,529,056 USD

Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)

Christus und die reuigen Sünder

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Christus und die reuigen Sünder

Sale Date: March 27, 2003

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Putten in den Wolken

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Putten in den Wolken

Sale Date: March 27, 2003

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Le repos pendant la fuite en Égypte

After Peter Paul Rubens

Le repos pendant la fuite en Égypte

Sale Date: March 26, 2003

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Beweinung Christi

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Beweinung Christi

Sale Date: March 19, 2003

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The Holy Family

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family

Sale Date: March 16, 2003

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Ecce homo

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: March 9, 2003

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Christ on the Cross with the Magdalen

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Christ on the Cross with the Magdalen

Sale Date: February 20, 2003

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The Judgement of Solomon

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Judgement of Solomon

Sale Date: February 20, 2003

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Atalanta and Meleager

After Peter Paul Rubens

Atalanta and Meleager

Sale Date: February 19, 2003

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Venus and Adonis

After Peter Paul Rubens

Venus and Adonis

Sale Date: February 13, 2003

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The Fall of the Damned

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Fall of the Damned

Sale Date: February 5, 2003

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A fisherman in a Frisian hat and a peasant woman

Peter Paul Rubens

A fisherman in a Frisian hat and a peasant woman

Sale Date: January 23, 2003

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Portrait of a cleric, (Padre de Buzzara?)

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a cleric, (Padre de Buzzara?)

Sale Date: January 23, 2003

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The Holy Family with the Infant Saint..., 1630–1630

Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint..., 1630–1630

Sale Date: January 23, 2003

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The Victory of Eucharistic Truth over Heresy

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Victory of Eucharistic Truth over Heresy

Sale Date: December 13, 2002

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The Adoration of the Magi

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: December 13, 2002

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The Calydonian boar hunt

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Calydonian boar hunt

Sale Date: December 13, 2002

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The four philosophers: Group portrait of Peter...

After Peter Paul Rubens

The four philosophers: Group portrait of Peter...

Sale Date: December 13, 2002

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Self-portrait

After Peter Paul Rubens

Self-portrait

Sale Date: December 10, 2002

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Andromeda

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: December 10, 2002

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Portrait de Néron

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait de Néron

Sale Date: December 6, 2002

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Satyr och faun

After Peter Paul Rubens

Satyr och faun

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Meleager och Atalante

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Meleager och Atalante

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Den lille franciskermunken

After Peter Paul Rubens

Den lille franciskermunken

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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