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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Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)

Study of a lion in repose, with a further study...

Peter Paul Rubens

Study of a lion in repose, with a further study...

Sale Date: July 10, 2002

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The Massacre of the Innocents, 1609–1611

Peter Paul Rubens

The Massacre of the Innocents, 1609–1611

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A portrait of a man as the god Mars

Peter Paul Rubens

A portrait of a man as the god Mars

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Saint Peter and Saint Paul: A modello

Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Peter and Saint Paul: A modello

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Portrait of Jan Brandt

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Portrait of Jan Brandt

Sale Date: July 9, 2002

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Achilles and the daughter of Lycomedes

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Achilles and the daughter of Lycomedes

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The meeting of Peleus and Thetis - After...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The meeting of Peleus and Thetis - After...

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Zwei Säuglingsköpfe

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Zwei Säuglingsköpfe

Sale Date: June 29, 2002

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Hercule tuant le lion de Nemée

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Hercule tuant le lion de Nemée

Sale Date: June 24, 2002

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Adoration of the Magi

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Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: June 17, 2002

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Portrait d'un homme en armure

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait d'un homme en armure

Sale Date: June 12, 2002

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Baccanale

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Sale Date: June 11, 2002

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The fall of the damned

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The fall of the damned

Sale Date: June 5, 2002

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Venus und Mars oder die Folgen des..., 1700–1799

Manner/Style of Peter Paul Rubens

Venus und Mars oder die Folgen des..., 1700–1799

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Merkur und Argus, 1600–1699

Manner/Style of Peter Paul Rubens

Merkur und Argus, 1600–1699

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Erzherzog Albrecht VII., Gouverneur der , 1700–1799

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Erzherzog Albrecht VII., Gouverneur der , 1700–1799

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Ecce homo

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

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The Cumaen sibyl

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

The Cumaen sibyl

Sale Date: June 5, 2002

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Bacchus med to bacchanter

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Bacchus med to bacchanter

Sale Date: June 4, 2002

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Heilige Katharina

Peter Paul Rubens

Heilige Katharina

Sale Date: June 4, 2002

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Moses och kopparormen

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Moses och kopparormen

Sale Date: May 30, 2002

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Mars och Venus

After Peter Paul Rubens

Mars och Venus

Sale Date: May 30, 2002

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S:Ta Katarinas av Alexandria martyrium

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

S:Ta Katarinas av Alexandria martyrium

Sale Date: May 29, 2002

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Andromeda rescued by Perseus

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Andromeda rescued by Perseus

Sale Date: May 24, 2002

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