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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Bildnis von Rubens zweiter Frau Helene Fourment,

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Bildnis von Rubens zweiter Frau Helene Fourment,

Sale Date: June 12, 2001

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Eine alte Frau, ein Mann und ein Knabe wärmen...

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Eine alte Frau, ein Mann und ein Knabe wärmen...

Sale Date: June 12, 2001

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Die Himmelfahrt Mariens

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Himmelfahrt Mariens

Sale Date: June 12, 2001

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Martirio de San Lorenzo

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Martirio de San Lorenzo

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Satia te sanguine quem semper sitisti

Peter Paul Rubens

Satia te sanguine quem semper sitisti

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Apollo and Marsyas

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Apollo and Marsyas

Sale Date: May 29, 2001

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The Education of the Virgin

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Education of the Virgin

Sale Date: May 29, 2001

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The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant...

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The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant...

Sale Date: May 29, 2001

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Susanna och gubbarna

Style of Peter Paul Rubens

Susanna och gubbarna

Sale Date: May 29, 2001

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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, 2001

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Nettuno e Anfitrite

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Nettuno e Anfitrite

Sale Date: May 22, 2001

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Silenus med två följeslagare

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Silenus med två följeslagare

Sale Date: May 22, 2001

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Self portrait with Helen Fourment and first born

After Peter Paul Rubens

Self portrait with Helen Fourment and first born

Sale Date: May 16, 2001

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The Rape of the Sabine Women

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Rape of the Sabine Women

Sale Date: May 9, 2001

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A boar hunt

After Peter Paul Rubens

A boar hunt

Sale Date: May 9, 2001

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Small landscapes, 1638–1638

After Peter Paul Rubens

Small landscapes, 1638–1638

Sale Date: May 4, 2001

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Head study of a young boy

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Head study of a young boy

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Saint Cecilia

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Saint Cecilia

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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The Pentecost

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Pentecost

Sale Date: April 24, 2001

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The Raising of the Cross

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Raising of the Cross

Sale Date: April 24, 2001

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Queen Tomyris with the head of Cyrus

After Peter Paul Rubens

Queen Tomyris with the head of Cyrus

Sale Date: April 24, 2001

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Tereus being presented with the head of his son...

After Peter Paul Rubens

Tereus being presented with the head of his son...

Sale Date: April 24, 2001

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The Crucifixion

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Crucifixion

Sale Date: April 24, 2001

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Portrait of Isabella Brandt, 1898–1898

After Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Isabella Brandt, 1898–1898

Sale Date: April 19, 2001

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